Lesson Plan Template: The History of Minecraft

CONTEXT

Grade(s): K-6

Subject(s): Computer Science/ History

Long-Term / Big Students begin with a basic knowledge of what Minecraft is and
Picture Sequencing will begin to expand on knowledge related to the processes that
and Scaffolding: went into developing it, and other games, from draft to finalizing
stages.

GOALS

Curricular - Students understand the process and development stages

Expectations: that Minecraft had to go through in its beginning stages to
get to where it is now
- Students are made aware of challenges that arise when
developing a game

Implicit Learning: - Pre-writing/planning, trial and error

- Listening
- Following a timeline

MATERIALS & RESOURCES

Coggle
Google Slides

OVERALL INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES & LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Presentation
Timeline

TIMING, SEQUENCING, TRANSITIONS OF LESSON

KEY PROMPTS & INSTRUCTIONS

Introduction + Slides Spawn (Wylie)

(5mins) - Go over the origins of the game
- Who developed and when
- How Minecraft took off

Laying the Foundation (Griffin)

- Review the 3 updates that shaped the game in early
development
- Touching briefly on unique characteristics

Microsoft enters the scene (Griffin)

- Exploring the 3 updates that Microsoft added to employ
their style
- Again, briefly touching on characteristics

Minecraft today (Griffin)

 - Showing students why the game is still going strong and
has grown to be one of the best games out there
- Briefly touching on features
- Briefly mention that a game this size has bugs.

Coggle Review Bring up Coggle (Wylie)

(3mins) - Use visual to:
- Assess student's knowledge by going through the
timeline and having them answer a question on
each slide
Rationale for Coggle (Wylie)
- Explain to students why we liked/picked coggle

Conclusion (2min) Rationale

- Explain to students why we chose this tool for our lesson

plan
- Important to understand the beginnings
- We believe in it

ASSESSMENT(S)

Formative Assessment:

- We only have 1 formative assessment to see whether or not our presentation was
engaging enough for students to retain any information.
- Coggle:
- Will answer 1 question per slide that will assess whether or not they
retained anything