Skills Miner Vertical Farming
Students discover their inner vertical farmer through gameplay, and see how their ideas can make a difference to the future of food.
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Overview
Uncover engineering skills through gameplay with Enginuity's latest game!
Skills Miner Vertical Farming allows students to find out what it's like to design, build and manage a vertical farm through their Minecraft games.
Skills Miner Vertical Farming brings green skills and the “engineering in everything” into the classroom. It inspires students to focus on sustainability and consider innovative and exciting engineering careers.
Promoting STEM, the available resources harness young people’s love of gaming and it is designed for use during lessons, enrichment, or in after school clubs.
How does it work?
The Enginuity website explains each step in detail, including where to find the game file (you'll need to download the Minecraft Education Edition first), Teacher Notes and Worksheets. They also have video tutorials to get everyone up to speed before playing each game.
Details
- Curriculum links
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- England primary science curriculum: Animals, including humans
- England primary science curriculum: Earth and space
- Scotland primary science curriculum: Sciences
- Northern Ireland primary science curriculum: Science and technology
- Wales primary science curriculum : The world around us
- Biology: Structure and function of living organisms
- Physics
- Biology
- Sciences - Planet earth: Biodiversity and interdependence
- Sciences - Forces, electricity and waves
- Sciences - Planet earth
- Sciences - Organisms and health: Interdependence of plants and animals
- Sciences - Forces and energy: Sound and light
- Sciences - Earth and universe
- Group size
- Small groups, Whole class, Whole year group
- Participation level
- Hands-on
- Duration
- Multi-session - flexible
- Cost
- Free
- Location
- Online
Learning outcomes
- Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects
- Attainment and progress
- Learning what the engineering workplace is like
- Develop engineering employability skills
- Improve awareness and aspirations for STEM-related study and careers
- Challenge stereotypes by showing the diversity of disciplines, people and skills involved in engineering
Frameworks
EqualEx
- Introduce and Inspire
Essential skills
The essential skills every young person needs to succeed in education and their future career. Find out more at the Skills Builder Partnership. This experience builds the following skills:
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Enrichment framework
- 5 - An accessible and engagement enrichment offer
- 7 - An outcomes-focused enrichment offer
