Learning with Minecraft

We love all of the creative ways that you are sharing your learning. Lots of you have been working on Minecraft projects. Minecraft enhances creativity, problem-solving, self-direction, collaboration, and other life skills. Good on you!

 

Minecraft Parthenon by Chris

Our Garden Design by Cameron and Hunter

This is my unfinished replica of my garden on minecraft by Caspian

My Garden Design By Mae

Minecraft Eco-House Competition Winner... Alex G!

Some of our students entered a Minecraft Competition run by Interface. All of our entries were awesome and thank you to the ICT student council for organising this at Worser Bay School. 

And the winner of the Primary (Year 1-6) is... Alex G!  

See: Minecraft Marvels on Interface

This is a movie of the winning Eco House: 

My house is a hay bail house and it's also a small house.

This is my house I have solar panels, wheat farm, windmill, clay floors and a vege garden.

It is a hay bail house because it insulates my house the hay has come from ground.

I have designed this house so the windows are facing the sun meaning I dont need my lights on all the time and the house stays warm. (solar gain)

I have clay floors because it is a natural material and if there was a sunny day and a cold night it would make the house warmer because it sucks in the heat and then it pushes the heat into the house.

The rain comes off the roof and then it gets caught and then it gets used for water in the house.

The house is orientated towards the sun and it uses the energy to heat the house.

My solar panels are on the roof and they use the energy of the sun to charge the panels and this gives me power to use my lights and to heat my water.

I also have a fire to heat my home and to also help heat my water and use sticks and wood from my tree plantation.

My wheat and vege garden help produce food to eat and to feed to my animals so I can get more of them.

My windmill will also generate power for my house.

I have used timber on my house from my tree plantation.

I have a stone wall that will keep the heat in.  

I have glass walls so that the heat from the sun comes in to heat the house.

Eco- House Minecraft Competition

Some of our students have entered the Minecraft Eco-house competition. This competition was run by Interface. You can read more: https://interfaceonline.co.nz/minecraft2017/

Here are some of our entries:

Eco-House Minecraft Competition

We have found a Minecraft Competition that we want to enter. We thought that other students might want to enter as well. Nicola will send in the entries. Send entries to her by next Friday 29th September.  nstevenson@worserbay.school.nz

"How do you put ‘Eco’ into a Home?

So, what are we looking for in the perfect Eco-House? Some of the key elements will be:
Low environmental impact: How does it fit with the world around it? We want to see a minimal impact on the environment – both in construction and on-going use.
Sustainable: We want to see use of sustainable materials in the construction.
Energy-efficiency: How energy efficient in the house? Construct is so that it makes best use of renewable energy resources, for heating and lighting, etc."

Overall, you need to create us a building that’s friendly to the environment around it – and explain why you think it is."


This is Ollie's design


You can find out more at:
https://interfaceonline.co.nz/minecraft2017/

By Thomas, Lachlan, Hugo W and Alex B

Building our school on Minecraft

We have started building our school on Minecraft. We have started by building the Mahutonga space. We have to work as team to problem solve. It is fun to make our own Minecraft school. 

By Ben, Jasper, Louis and Rory

Well done Leila- runner up in the Interface Minecraft Competition!

In the Minecraft competition, organised by the Interface Magazine, Leila was a runner up in the ‘New Zealand Building’category. Evidently, there were some great entries this year! She should be very proud of this achievement. http://interfaceonline.co.nz/2014/11/28/minecraft-maestros-competition-winners/