Volume, Area, & Perimeter Mining Blocks Math Project
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Do your students love Minecraft? Have you been wondering of a way to incorporate it into your lessons about volume, area, and perimeter? Look no further because you've found a fun project-based learning activity that will interest your students!
Students will complete a Minecraft-inspired math project that is related to volume, area, and perimeter. You can use the project as an extension activity, individual assignment, group project, center work, or homework. Great STEM project!
You will receive 5 project activity choices, grid paper, drawing paper, examples and directions, vocabulary posters, and 6 discussion cards. Just download, print, and you're ready to go!
Aligned to Texas standards and Common Core:
VOLUME:
TEXAS - 5.4.G, 5.4.H, 5.6.A, 5.6.B
AREA/PERIMETER:
TEXAS - 4.5.C, 4.5.D, 5.4.H
COMMON CORE - 5.MD.C.3.A, 5.MD.C.3.B, 5.MD.C.4, 5.MD.C.5.A, 5.MD.C.5.B, 5.MD.C.5.C
COMMON CORE - 3.MD.C.7.A, 3.MD.C.7.B, 3.MD.C.7.C, 3.MD.C.7.D.
Note for Third Grade Teachers: This project includes covers volume. You can encourage students to use their background knowledge of building with blocks to support them or skip this part of the project.
Frequently Asked Questions:
1) Do teachers need to know how to play Minecraft?
No, the teacher does not need to be an expert. Having some familiarity with Minecraft is helpful. Ask your students to tell you about the game. Trust me, they won't stop talking to you about it! You can also do a quick search online to learn more about Minecraft.
2) Does it include lesson plans?
It includes short directions for each project activity. I left the directions open for students to build, design, and be creative. No, it does not include teacher lesson plans.
3) Are there swords in Minecraft?
Yes, there are swords. In fact, there is TNT. I recommend you check in with students about what they plan to design or build for their projects. This is important to do with any project you assign. There are so many things from the game they can create that is appropriate for school. Always follow school policy.
4) Do students have to do all the projects?
Not at all. Students can do one or more. If they have learned about area and perimeter but not yet volume (applies to third grade), then students can work on the activities related to the concepts they've learned. You can challenge students to learn about new math concepts though!
5) Do students need to know how to play Minecraft to do these projects?
Not necessarily. It is good for students to have some background knowledge, but here is a great opportunity where kids can learn from one another. Have your "expert" kids teach other kids in the class about Minecraft and identify together all the math that can be found in the game.
6) Do students need to fold paper cubes for any of the volume projects in this resource?
Yes, students need to fold paper cubes. It requires some time to fold the paper cubes. As an option, students can build models/structures using math cubes or blocks provided by the teacher.
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