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Learn computational concepts (e.g., variables, functions)
Explore block-based, Javascript or Python Programming
Develop algorithms to automate the building of complex structures (e.g. zoos, mazes etc.)
In this course, participants will learn coding using the Minecraft environment. Minecraft is a highly popular video game and is an open-ended sandbox environment with no clear end goal. Instead, players are encouraged to freely choose how they want to interact in this simulated ǽD world, allowing the creation of amazing environments like famous landmarks. This makes Minecraft a perfect environment for teaching computational thinking, especially with its Education Edition which integrates a coding editor that supports block-based Javascript and Python programming languages. In this course, participants will first be introduced to Minecraft and will explore a series of computational concepts e.g., variables, functions etc. using the Minecraft environment.
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