New Unit of Inquiry

How the World Works  - Simple Machines
Central Idea: 
The application of scientific principles through the use of simple machines makes work easier.

Questions:
What is force? 
What is motion? 
What are simple and complex machines? 
How do machines and forces work? 
How do machines make work easier? 

Our Minecraft helped us with our thinking skills,because  we got the most gold.And we never die.One of the problem is that we were going to sell the bread to Fast Food Fred but we accidently eat the bread.Our team almost die because we just jump off a high place.What was helpful was that we didn't get angry to each other.What was not helpful was that Maya just a swimming pool and we can't climb the ladder.

Our Minecraft helped us with our thinking skills,because it helps us know how we could make bread,carrot and potato.We could also have a opportunity to build a pool,so we could take water from it to put it in our garden.We started off from five gold coins,and we learned how to survive with it  and how we could help others and make decisions.Once we got 10 fertilizers for one gold coin,and that was was a opportunity for many farms,because they could put it in their farm to make the crops grow.We learned that if we have a mix of crops we could stay healthy, and we could sell some crops to Fast Food Fred get some money.

Minecraft farming

I learn that there was opportunity if you make a good choice like one  thing  like planting all kind of vegetable.there are challenges if we only plant one vegetable. Also you have to talk to your team to get opportunity and you might get challenges if  you don't talk . There are many challenges and opportunity in Minecraft.      

MINECRAFT FARM

Our Minecraft Farm helped us with our thinking skills. When we did Minecraft Farm l learned that sometimes we have to make really hard decisions. I made a hard decision too l had to either feed my partner or l had to sell the food and get money l decided to feed my partner so that they can help me grow more food. In doing this we had some challenges and opportunities. In the real world some of this might be happening.

     

Minecraft Farm

Our Minecraft Farm helped us with our thinking skills. Sometimes we asked"Should we sell this bread or keep it?"Like real farms we had to make decisions for example"Should we use this wheat to buy more fertilizers?"We also had challenges. One of there were seeds for 10 gold coins and when there was a opportunity they have 3 gold coins for 10 seeds.

Minecraft farming

Our Minecraft farm helped us with our thinking skills.Sometimes there are problems they sometimes give us bonuses but it might do something bad to you.just like farmers in real life.Example like you have bread and you give somebody the bread and collected the money but it may affect your hunger.
Mr. Matt sometimes give us opportunity which give us money.So that's why many people start working harder.We are lucky to have a bucket in the beginning this was an opportunity.Because if you always die on the ladder you can make a pool at the end of the ladder.

                                                          Our minecarft reflection


Our Minecraft farm helped us with our thinking skills because sometimes we have to make hard decisions just like farmers in real life. we had a lot of problems like sometimes when we want to sell bread and other foods we accidentally eat it instead  of selling  it which makes it harder  because we just wasted 3 wheat just for 1 bread. This farming activity was making us think a lot for the decision.

Minecraft Farming Reflection

MINECRAFT

Our Minecraft farm helped us with our thinking skills because

because we had to make hard decisions. For example we had to decide if we use our crops to eat food or to sell for money. We also had opportunity's. We could buy fertilizer  with only a couple of coins. A challenge would be if you grow only wheat, people  would have enough of bread. It is like real farms. In real life this is what happens. It helps us connect with what happens in real life.

Minecraft Edu

Minecraft Edu

My reflection on minecraft is that was a good experience.

My group only had two people and the other groups had three of four.The other groups could make more plants like carrots , potatoes and wheat.

The other groups got more gold and more people because before we made our groups everybody is a three or a four but I had just a two and people grow a lot so they can pay for food and get more gold coins and we got a small farm  and got less gold coins.

I am happy that mine craft has "keep inventory" because that will help.If anyone dies hry will not loose their stuff and continue their farming journey.

I tried to help my partner but she called Mr. Matt instead,I wish I could have shown Natasha more things on Minecraft

If i get to do this again I will try some more ideas.  

Our Minecraft Reflection

Our Minecraft farm helped us with our thinking skills for example like if we have to get gold coins or we have to make bread to feed our other players which one should we choose?.Also we have challenges or opportunities that is the as in a real farm like discount for a fertilizer. Finally we learned not to always plant one kind of plant or else you might not be lucky like potato for 10 coins but you only plant carrot.

Our Minecraft Reflection

Our Minecraft farm help us with our learning Skills because it's hard to decide should we do this or not. There were opportunities Some of them are we had alot of money. Also there is problems some of them are really pour and break the wheat that did't grow properly.   - Serey  

Minecraft Treehouse Market Farming

Our Minecraft Farm helped us with our thinking skills. We had to make decisions about if we needed to eat or should we sell food. These decisions are connected to real farms because real people have to make decisions like we made in minecraft. Real people make decisions like

Minecraft Farming Reflection

Our Minecraft farming helped us think because we had to make decisions like: should I spend my money on the farm or on health?  We also had opportunities like : Now fertilizer is 10 times cheaper! And it is fun and it is good to learn and have fun.

Banana Bread Success!

We have been learning about food security in connection with our current unit of inquiry. We decided to take action by selling banana bread and donating the money to the World Food Programme.

We bought all the ingredients from a local market and used them to make 12 loaves. We sold one piece for $1. Our profit was $90. This money will go the WPF's School Meal Programme.

"Mr. Ammar from the WPF came to talk to us. I learned that there is enough food in the world to feed everyone but not everyone has access to it," reflected Kudzaishe.