Let’s talk shop! Minecraft: Education Edition is a special version of Minecraft that is crafted to suit the needs of students and educators alike. With this edition comes dozens of special features that cannot be accessed in any other version of Minecraft. This Education Edition does not come bundled with Minecraft: Java Edition or Minecraft: Bedrock Edition.
In order to play the Education Edition, players must sign-in to the game using a school email. Most colleges, as well as some high schools, offer these free licenses to all students.Once players are signed into the Education Edition, they are free to take on most challenges at their own pace.
This version of Minecraft has lots of tutorials that can help you learn the basics of Minecraft. Several blocks in Minecraft: Education Edition are centered around assisting teachers broadcast messages to students. One of these blocks is the Material Reducer block, a useful
Players cannot simply purchase an Education Edition license through the Microsoft Store.
In any world with the Creative inventory enabled, players can make use of Education Edition Blocks. In the World/Game settings, players can change the game mode at any time.
Personal Game Mode is the one that affects the player.
Once in Creative Mode, players can access all the Education Edition blocks from the Creative Inventory. This functions similarly to the Survival Inventory but with unlimited access! Press the E key to open up the Creative Inventory.
After typing in your search term, select it from the list and place it in your inventory.
Finally, place the block down in a place where it is accessible.
In Minecraft: Education Edition, teachers and students are able to experiment with Chemistry concepts, using real elements, all while in-game! Much like a Crafting Table, this Material Creator uses a 9-celled user interface, where players can input up to 9 different elements in each slot. By placing Elements in the slots, students can experiment and combine a multitude of elements together with varying results. For example, open up the Material Reducer and look at the UI:
In each of these slots ingredients can be placed. Unlike a Crafting Table, these resources are not expended once you create your Material. Reduce Water down to its elements:
Great job! You’ve reduced Water to mere atoms, Hydrogen and Oxygen.
Q. But I want to buy the Education Edition! Is there really no way to get it?
There is a way to purchase individual licenses for Education Edition, but it requires a “Microsoft 365 Admin Account” which is different from the regular Microsoft sign-in. The cost for this version is $12 a year, and is only available as a subscription.
Using the Material Creator, students and teachers alike can begin to build the foundations of an educational activity. These blocks are not related to the rest of Minecraft’s gameplay, but each Education Edition block is flawlessly integrated into the other. A Material Creator is a necessary step in the Chemistry process and allows players to turn compounds into their basic parts.