It's easy to get lost in the wide worlds of Minecraft. Did you know that you can make, find, and trade for maps to help you find your way and study your environment? Humans have made maps for nearly as long as civilizations have existed. This book shows those historical connections with Minecraft principles and asks students to think about how maps help them learn about their environment, both in the real world and the Minecraft world.

Teaches readers how to make, find, and trade maps in the world of Minecraft using historical connections from throughout human history.

Explore the ins and outs of making and using maps in the super popular game Minecraft. Tips and tricks help game-lovers master the craft while sidebars that highlight STEM and coding round out the experience.

As long as people have lived on Earth, they've created art, and as long as people have played Minecraft, they've created art in the game! Both in real life and in Minecraft, art can include many different aspects: textiles, stained glass, music, paintings, writing, and far more. Students will investigate how they can use Minecraft to try out many forms of art for themselves. They'll also learn about how forms of art have changed throughout history and how art has influenced history and how society and history has influenced art.

Minecraft is known as a platform for creativity, and with mods, players can take their gaming experience to another creative level. Mods, short for "modifications," are any software that change Minecraft's original content. Mods can make minor changes or change the entire world—it's all up to the player. Screenshots show mods in action, while STEM and coding sidebars round out the content.

"Minecraft is a super popular game. Knowing how to create and use maps will help make playing it even more fun! Readers will thrill at learning how to navigate the world of Minecraft"--

What does math have to do with Minecraft? Everything! Minecraft fans will learn how they can use math principles and problem-solving skills to help them build and survive in the game world. From constructing an amazing base or trading with villagers for useful items to even fighting monsters, gamers will realize how math, geometry, and other related skills will help them both in the real world and in world of Minecraft.