Minecraft Hour of Code Tutorials

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All tutorials are available in many languages and compatible with modern browsers and tablets. Don't have internet? Download the offline version of Minecraft Adventurer!

Grades: 2-12

Minecraft Voyage Aquatic

Build and explore with Minecraft! Use your creativity and problem solving skills to explore and build underwater worlds with code.

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Grades: 2-12

Minecraft Hero's Journey

Build and explore with Minecraft! Players write code that instructs the Agent to execute their commands and overcome in-game obstacles.

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Grades: 2-12

Minecraft Adventurer

Learn the basics of computer science by programming Alex or Steve to move through a simulated piece of a Minecraft world.

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Grades: 2-12

Minecraft Designer

You make the rules in this activity, where you can learn basic computer science skills to create your own Minecraft game to share with others!

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Available in Minecraft Education

Grades: 2-12

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Minecraft: The Show Must Go On!

Step into the theater to save the day in The Show Must Go On! Find the missing star, unlock hidden gags, and interact with a cast of mobs. Help the Agent overcome stage fright as you solve fun coding puzzles. Watch your coding skills shine in an epic final performance!

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Grades: 2-12

Minecraft Escape Estate

Escape the mysterious mansion by dawn and earn a million emeralds!

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Grades: 2-12

Minecraft TimeCraft

Travel back in time to save the future in this free coding lesson in Minecraft Education.

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Additional resources

Attend a free student workshop

Utilize this on demand free course or register your entire class to attend a live Hour of Code workshop with a guest teacher. Offered at multiple times during CSEdWeek, December 9-15.

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Start your Hour of Code with inspirational videos

What will computer science change in our world? Everything? Who is it for? Everybody! Watch these videos to inspire and motivate you.

Computer Science intro (1 min)
Computer Science is Changing Everything (5 min)
Inspire a girl (2 min)
Create With Computer Science (1 min)
Beyond Binary: Computer Science is for Everyone (3 min)
Change the Face of Computer Science (3 min)
Hour of Code with Steph Curry (2 min)
Push yourself. Anybody can learn. (1 min)
What Most Schools Don't Teach (5 min)
President Obama on computer science (1 min)
Hour of Code is Here - Anybody Can Learn (2 min)
Anybody Can Learn (1 min)
My Name is Aracely (3 min)
Lo Que Falta En Nuestras Escuelas (2 min)
NASA Celebrates Hour of Code (2 min)
It's More Than A Game (1 min)
Young Women in Computer Science (2 min)

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