STEM in Minecraft
Minecraft is more than just a game and has many educative properties, let’s check them out!
Minecraft STEM LAB for Kids
Explore science within the realm of Minecraft with this helpful little book!
Miller, J., & Scott, C. (2018). Unofficial Minecraft STEM Lab for Kids (1st ed.). Quarry Books.
Video Redstone Tutorials
This playlist includes a tutorial of the mechanic in the game known as Redstone. Redstone is Minecraft’s way of simulating electronic circuits. Meaning we can learn about how electricity flows and functions within the game!
Quick tip for this video: Use the ‘Playlist’ button on the top right of the video to choose a particular video in the playlist! Every video on the playlist pertains to Redstone so there’s plenty to learn!
Flabaliki (2012, January 17). Redstone Tutorials – #1 Beginner Basics [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLC2C7443BFF902E61&v=qrbnQVKP9oc
Programming Minecraft Mods with your kids!
Ever think you could easily get your children into learning to code, well look no further! Minecraft Mods are fun little bits of code that allow you to completely redesign the game! They’re lots of fun and have limitless potential!
What is Minecraft Modding
This video explains what Mods are and how they can enhance the Minecraft experience.
Direwolf20 (2012, April 1). What is Minecraft Modding [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMXnHhk-7sA
Getting Set-up to program Mods with your kids!
Now that you know what mods are let’s begin modding, these resources will tell you where to download modding software and the basics of coding in the Minecraft modding world.
Minecraft Modding with Forge
Help foster and grow the skill of programming in your child with this little book! Don’t worry if you’re not a coding wiz there’s no prior coding experience needed!
Gupta, A., & Gupta, A. (2015). Minecraft Modding with Forge: A Family-Friendly Guide to Building Fun Mods in Java. O’Reilly Media, Incorporated.
How to use Minecraft Forge
This post from PC gamer gives you plenty of direction in installing the Forge tool – used to develop Minecraft mods!
Jason Coles. (2020). How to use Minecraft Forge. Retrieved from https://www.pcgamer.com/au/how-to-use-minecraft-forge-download-install/
Modding Video Tutorials
These entry-level programming tutorials provide plenty of information on how to develop Mods with the aforementioned Forge tool. The videos in the playlist are organised to increment in complexity as you learn more about the tool, providing a nice gentle learning curve.
Quick tip for this video: Use the ‘Playlist’ button on the top right of the video to choose a particular video in the playlist! Every video on the playlist pertains to Forge Modding – SO MUCH CONTENT!
TechnoVision (2020, March 12). Minecraft 1.15.2: Forge Modding Tutorial – Workspace Setup (#1) [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLDhiRTZ_vnoUI3-9z0Zg-I8tTSp3EfOia&v=JOTH1eDP99Y