Minecraft STEM Challenge: Build a Theme Park

Build a Minecraft theme park while learning STEM principles.

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64 pages

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Dive into the world of Minecraft and create your own theme park! Follow step-by-step instructions to construct attractions like a roller coaster and haunted house. Learn STEM concepts as you calculate areas, explore material properties, and understand forces like gravity and friction. Will your virtual park rival the real world? Unleash your creativity and discover the educational power of play.

From the publisher

Harnesses Minecraft’s powerful potential for learning - this book is the perfect way to combine play with education. Simple-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for constructing a Minecraft theme park, including a bouncy castle, water ride, haunted house, ferris wheel, roller coaster and animal park. Read about STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) topics in the real world, then put your learning to use within the game, discovering the differences between real life and the Minecraft world. Using core STEM principles, this book will take you through the process of designing and constructing your own Minecraft theme park - from calculating area when building your rides and understanding the different properties of the materials available to you, to learning how gravity and friction affect the speed of your roller coaster. At the end of the book you will have created one amazing theme park, complete with multiple attractions, ticket booths and lighting. Played by more than 140 million monthly users, Minecraft is arguably the world’s greatest and most influential online game, giving aspiring master builders the opportunity to create structures that push the limits of their imagination..

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