1/28/2024 0 Comments Flightcheck illustrator![]() They will have the opportunity to protect their polar bear cubs, hunt as a killer whale, and gather nectar as a bumblebee. Students will be immersed in a 75-minute experience where they will learn about the remarkable animals of our frozen planet and the impacts of climate change on their habitats. Running from April 18-27, each workshop will guide students through one of the five unique, immersive worlds, Frozen Ocean, Peaks, Lands, Worlds, or South. Minecraft Education is excited to offer a series of live, virtual classroom workshops to celebrate Earth Week featuring our Frozen Planet II Minecraft worlds created in partnership with BBC Earth. Join Minecraft Education for Earth Week 2023 live workshops! ![]() Ready for more? Check out Minecraft Education’s Climate & Sustainability Kit to see additional collections that make environmental education come alive. Each one includes real-world connections and opportunities to address sustainability issues that affect our world. Minecraft Education’s Earth Day resources and lessons are equally engaging and inspiring. This is so important as we prepare students for the future, and for jobs that our cities need: in renewable energy, climate resilience, green building, and sustainable transit.” - Nancy Woods, Educator, John Dewey High School “Minecraft is used to engage students in envisioning and building a greener city. The students’ work sparked the NYC Department of Education to launch a “Battle of the Boroughs” competition to design green city solutions in Minecraft Education! Students recreated a model of their creek in Minecraft and then worked on different virtual solutions that would better protect the estuaries. Nancy Woods and colleagues at John Dewey High School in New York City capitalized on their students’ interest in Minecraft by creating a sustainable urban design challenge that dovetailed with a cleanup project at a local estuary. Educators love Minecraft because it delivers engaging, problem-solving experiences that include ready-to-go challenges, lessons, and resources. ![]() Students love Minecraft Education because it allows them to explore new worlds and create habitable environments for creatures big and small. Scientists and Earth Day organizers alike believe that each one of us can take small steps that make a lasting, meaningful difference to our planet’s long-term sustainability.Ĭelebrate our Earth throughout April by exploring climate-focused Minecraft worlds, live Flip events, and Reflect check-ins that will excite students of all ages to critically think about their global impact. This year’s theme–Invest in our Future–serves as a call to action for people across the world to engage in measures that slow down melting ice caps and rising global temperatures. That’s why over a billion citizens come together on April 22nd to celebrate Earth Day and address the challenges that threaten our planet. Earth is home to an amazing biodiversity that sustains life in our delicate and changing ecosystems.
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