The History of Kazakhstan through Minecraft

History teacher Bolat Munbaev from Secondary School No. 69 (Almaty) teaches children using Minecraft gameplay. Virtual reality allowed students, in the role of archaeologists, to build a kurgan while taking into account the historical features of its construction."The Smart Lesson in Minecraft was about the topic: 'How the Berel Kurgans are structured.' The educational game effectively develops teamwork and communication skills. Students can work in pairs or teams. For example, they need to create a specific world, but how do they do that if another team member doesn't want to? They need to negotiate. In this methodology, we place more emphasis on skills rather than knowledge. But the children are interested, they complete tasks while studying the material. It's more engaging to solve some problem in Minecraft than just copying from a textbook," Bolat Munbaev told our channel.The Tech editorial team notes the teacher's creativity and creative approach to presenting the material, while the students' interest demonstrates their desire to study history. Modern problems require modern solutions.You can view the lesson at this link