Independent Project

For your independent project, create one or more commands that alter the landscape in some way. Here are some ideas:

• In a set area, replace all blocks of a certain type with something new (for example, replace all grass with lava).
• Create an “instant swimming pool” filled with water or… lava!
• Create a way to instantly tunnel through a mountain or portions of the nether.
• Create a way to literally “move mountains.”
• Make a rainbow.
• Improve the Minecraft Moving Company activity so that you can enter a height for the upper coordinate rather than having to actually stand there yourself.
• Experiment with the Mask and Mode menus on the ||blocks:clone|| block.

Your project should do the following:

• Use coordinates in some way
• Alter the landscape by using code
• Be creative and original

Example:

This project allows you to create a section of paved road with streetlights.

Duplicate this section numerous times to create a new street of any length.

Minecraft Diary

Compose a diary entry addressing the following:

• How did you come up with this idea? What problem are you trying to solve and why?
• What did you decide to alter in the landscape?
• What does your program do?
• Describe how your program alters the landscape.
• Include at least one screenshot of the result of your program.

Assessment

Competency scores: 4, 3, 2, 1

Diary

4 = Minecraft Diary addresses all prompts.
3 = Minecraft Diary entry is missing one of the required prompts.
2 = Minecraft Diary entry is missing two or three of the required prompts.
1 = Minecraft Diary entry is missing four or more of the required prompts.

Project

Required Elements

• Uses coordinates
  
• Alters landscape
  
• Creative/original
  

4 = Project alters the landscape in a creative and original way, efficiently and effectively using coordinates.
3 = Project lacks one out of the three required elements.
2 = Project lacks two out of the three required elements.
1 = Project lacks all three of the required elements.