🎮 Mini-Unit: Game World Builder

📄 Student Handout

Minecraft meets Geography!
You get to design a game world based on a real country.

Your Mission:

1. Pick a Country

   • Example: Japan, Brazil, Egypt, Ireland.

2. Research Geography

   • What’s the land like? Climate? Landmarks?

   • What are famous foods, festivals, or sports?

3. Build the World

   • Draw a map, build with LEGO, or design in Minecraft/Roblox.

   • Add cultural features (temples, stadiums, markets).

4. Create NPCs

   • Add characters who share fun facts.

5. Give a Tour

   • Walk someone through your world. Teach them geography through play.

End Product: Playable map + oral “tour.”

Bonus: Add a challenge/quest for your world (ex: collect foods, play soccer in a stadium).

 📘 Teacher Guide

• Objectives: Research real-world geography/culture; synthesize into interactive design; explain choices to others.

• DOK/Bloom’s: DOK 3 (research/analyze), DOK 4 (create world + tour), Bloom’s analyze/evaluate/create.

• Materials: Atlases, books/web, LEGO, Minecraft/Roblox access optional.

• Differentiation: Allow analog builds/drawings; push advanced to include economy/trade simulation.

• Assessment: World includes accurate geography + cultural representation; student explains design choices.