Terry's+Minecraft+Game+Based+Learning+Project

 This activity uses the game Minecraft to teach logic gates. Minecraft has a feature called redstone than simulates electrical wires for a circuit. Its not accurate for analog circuits but it can be accurate for digital circuits. This lesson will teach the logic of a gate and then show how to simulate it in redstone.
 * Terry's ****Minecraft Learning Environment Design Project **

This class makes use of the Active, Critical Learning Principle. It is an exploration class where the students have a description of a certain behavior and they experiment to create a circuit that meets those requirements.
 * 0. Teaching Principles **


 * 1. Class Description: **
 * Title**: AND and OR Logic Gates using Minecraft redstone


 * Context**: This lesson is for a high school Technology class. The students know the binary number system. This is one lesson in the study of logic gates. It is the first lesson on this topic.
 * Students**: 30 students total.

Build an understanding of the logic for AND and OR gates and create a redstone circuit to that matches the truth chart for these gates. Encourage an interest in digital logic by integrating the lesson with the popular game Minecraft.
 * 2. Goal: **

1. Be able to draw a truth chart for AND and OR gates. 2. Create a redstone circuit model that results in the correct input and output for both truth charts.
 * 3. Objectives: **
 * Content Objectives: **

1. Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking and problem solving skills to develop innovative products and processes using (digital) technology. 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
 * 4. Benchmarks: **
 * Oregon** **Educational Technology Standards**

computer lab Reference material, http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Tutorials/Basic_Logic_Gates
 * 5. Materials/Equipments used in this Lesson: **

This lesson will take place in a computer lab. Student logins to Minecraft are ready. Minecraft up on projector ready ready to show redstone components for circuits.
 * 6. Procedure: **
 * Preparation **:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> **Lesson Introduction/Set: (10 minutes)** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 1.5;">Review redstone and other components such as torches, levers, buttons, iron door, repeaters, pressure and plates. Show the truth table for NOT and complete the NOT circuit together.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">**Sharing Objectives****: (5 minutes)** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Inform the students that they will explore the truth table for AND and OR gates, then they will experiment with Minecraft redstone components to form a circuit with the input and output matching the truth tables. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Students who are ready for more challenge can complete XOR, NOR, and NAND truth tables and circuits.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> **Learning Activities: (30 minutes)** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 1.5;">Students work independently to explore and create circuits, keeping and labeling the working circuits with signs in Minecraft.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Share the different solutions online, comparing the inputs and outputs to the truth tables. Discuss the solutions that work but are different circuits.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Closure: (10 minutes) **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">**Formative**: Teacher observations of group work, using the simulator, and discussion with partner, gives informal feedback on understanding of concepts.
 * <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">7. Student Assessment: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">**Summative**: Summative assessment will come later when the students are quizzed on the truth tables for each circuit.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">The next lesson will include NOR, NAND, and XOR. Advance students will start combining circuits to make flip flops.
 * <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">8. Brief Description of the Next Lesson: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> (Before) What elements of this lesson are you anticipating will be particularly challenging, how will you work to facilitate a smooth and effective lesson? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">I anticipate some barriers depending on the student familiarity with Minecraft.
 * <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">9. Teacher Self-Reflection: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">(After) How did the lesson go? What elements went well, how did you do, how did the students do, what things might you change in the future?

=**Supplemental Material**=


 * Logic Gate Truth Tables:**

NOT
 * A || NOT ||
 * 1 || 0 ||
 * 0 || //1// ||

AND
 * A || B || AND ||
 * 1 || 1 || 1 ||
 * 1 || 0 || 0 ||
 * 0 || 1 || 0 ||
 * 0 || 0 || 0 ||

OR
 * A || B || OR ||
 * 1 || 1 || 1 ||
 * 1 || 0 || 1 ||
 * 0 || 1 || 1 ||
 * 0 || 0 || 0 ||


 * Example Solutions:**