Minecraft: Science in disguise

Most of us are familiar with Minecraft. We know it’s about mining diamonds, running from Creepers, and building bases that will probably get blown up. But here’s the thing: there’s actually real science hiding in the game.

For example, there's biology.  In minecraft, grass grows, sheep eat the grass, and the wolves kill the sheep, that's the food web.

Another example is geology: when you mine down, you can find coal, iron, copper, bronze, and gold.

Why it rocks

Minecraft turns science into a game instead of content in a textbook; it's like earth science, but way less boring.