This is the project we are working on for the next two weeks.  Remember: We have a half day on Wednesday, and we will take a QUIZ  that day as well!

Can we re-craft a city in our mines?

Driving question – how can we apply math in creating a city in minecraft that can be shared with other school districts?

TEKS: 6.1C, 6.4H, 6.8B, 6.8C, 6.11

Products

designated server for the game

www.minecraftedu.com

Netbooks for each student

student blogs for journaling

create a presentation of how you learned perimeter, area, measurement, volume, probability in your city

Audience

business men in community, Area school, staff and fellow students

Project minimum requirements

NEED To know board – constantly changing as you have questions.

6 structures(houses, churches, stores…etc)

1 barn w/pen for animals

-must show perimeter, area, measurement for each structures.

(measurement each cube = 1 ft and also 10 cm)

a water or sand pit with the volume calculated

Journal daily on blogs what you did that day on project. More detail the better!!

There will be assessment every couple of days to check for understanding of the concepts as well as possible mini lessons for understanding.

Presentation will be done over what you did – each person must have a part in the presentation