Go beyond the Hour of Code / Hour of AI
Did your students enjoy the Hour of Code / Hour of AI?
Want to continue to utilize Minecraft Education in your classroom? There are numerous learning opportunities beyond the Hour of Code / Hour of AI.
Minecraft's AI Build Challenge
New to the 2025 Hour of AI experience, students have the opportunity to extend their learning by participating in the AI Build Challenge. This AI Build Challenge toolkit helps students explore artificial intelligence by creating helpful agents that solve real problems in our communities.
Students imagine having a helpful robot assistant in Minecraft that can think, make decisions, and take action to solve problems! That's what students create in an AI Agent Build Challenge. Students design their own AI agents that can:
- Sense the world around them (What's happening?)
- Think about what to do (What's the best action?)
- Act to help solve problems (Let's do it!)
Whether it's an agent that helps farmers during droughts, protects villages at night, or keeps our environment clean, students learn how AI works by building solutions that matter.
Explore Minecraft's AI Foundations curriculum
AI Foundations is Minecraft Education's comprehensive AI literacy curriculum for Grades 2-8, designed to empower every learner with the knowledge, skills, and ethical mindset to understand, use, and evaluate AI technologies responsibly.
Through 17 immersive, standards-aligned learning experiences, students explore real-world applications of AI—from wildlife conservation and cultural heritage to digital safety and ethical decision-making. Built entirely in Minecraft Education, the curriculum leverages game-based learning to make complex concepts accessible, engaging, and inclusive for diverse classrooms.
Aligned to the AI Literacy Framework, developed by the European Commission, OECD, Code.org, and leading international experts and major global standards, AI Foundations offers educators complete flexibility: implement as a dedicated AI unit, integrate into existing subjects, or deliver as enrichment modules, empowering educators to choose entry points based on student needs, available technology, and curricular goals. Each learning experience includes educator guides, assessment tools, and both plugged and unplugged activities to ensure accessibility for all classrooms.
AI Foundations offers a set of accessible, engaging materials for building AI literacy with Minecraft Education. The program is designed to empower students, educators, and families with a fundamental understanding of how AI works and how to use AI tools responsibly.
Reed Smart: AI Detective
Join Detective Reed Smart to investigate curious cases of AI misuse in this mystery from Minecraft Education! Analyze deepfakes, spot AI-generated content, and learn how AI works as you follow clues and analyze evidence across three cases. Build AI and information literacy skills that help you get wise and stay cautious of online information. Ready to crack the case?
Reed Smart: AI Detective merges the detective narrative with media and AI literacy objectives, bridging content authenticity checks, bias awareness, countering false information, and the reliance continuum. By assuming the Jr. Detective role and piecing together crimes involving deepfakes, biased algorithms, and misinformation, learners move beyond passively learning "AI basics." They actively practice overcoming manipulative content, verifying authenticity, and balancing reliance on AI.
Fantastic Fairgrounds
Welcome to Fantastic Fairgrounds, an immersive Minecraft Education experience designed for learners age 8 and older to build a strong foundation in AI Literacy. This single-player map is part of a broader AI Literacy progression, offering an engaging way for students to explore key AI concepts through hands-on activities.
In Fantastic Fairgrounds, players take on the role of a problem-solver, working alongside an AI assistant to help Park Director Leslie address various issues within the park's pavilions. Through interactive challenges in the Bee Pavilion, Light Show Pavilion, and Art Pavilion, learners gain practical understanding of AI foundations, data analysis, ethical considerations, and real-world AI applications. This unique learning environment not only makes abstract AI concepts tangible but also encourages creative thinking about AI's potential and responsible use in our rapidly evolving technological landscape.
CyberSafe AI: Dig Deeper
CyberSafe: Dig Deeper is crafted as an engaging and enlightening one-hour session tailored for students ages 7-14. It's designed to be experienced by students in single player on their own devices, with minimal teacher intervention. This adventure aims to enhance digital literacy, foster digital citizenship, and teach students the critical thinking skills necessary for navigating an AI-driven world.
Students learn about the importance of verifying information, understanding bias, and responsibly using AI technologies. Throughout this experience, students will encounter various interactive scenarios that highlight the ethical use of AI, the necessity of multiple information sources, and the impact of misinformation.
Explore Minecraft's computer science progression
Minecraft Education has over 150 hours of standards aligned computer science content. Through an intentional and scaffolded K-12 progression, students can participate in a comprehensive and robust continuum of computer science learning throughout their educational journey.
Minecraft can help you bring your Computer Science curriculum alive. From beginner lessons in block coding to adventures in Python, computer science worlds engage your students' creativity, collaboration, and communication skills.
Minecraft Education also offers more than 900+ lesson plans, tutorials, and challenges! Consider exploring their extensive lesson collection—you'll find relevant lesson plans for science, mathematics, language arts, history & culture, art & design, digital citizenship, social emotional learning, equity & inclusion, and climate & sustainability. Check out the subject kits to find meaningful and engaging Minecraft learning experiences for your students!