Redstone Academy
What is redstone? How can it be used? This class will start with learning the basic redstone components and will move up to more complex projects such as combination locks, clocks, and more.
Each week you will watch a video focused on the concepts and designs possible with redstone. The in-game build will then challenge you to apply what you have learned by creating your own redstone contraption that shows your understanding of the topics covered in that week. In addition to redstone, we will explore the various types of engineering and consider whether a career in engineering is a good fit for you.
Week 1 – Getting Started and Redstone Dust
Week 2 – Torches and Repeaters
Week 3 – Logic Gates
Week 4 – Comparators and T Flip-Flops
Week 5 – BUDs
Week 6 – Capstone Project
Binary Math 1
What is Binary Math and what does it have to do with Minecraft? The answer may surprise you! In this part of the series you will work with redstone to better understand the world of binary mathematics. Binary addition, logic gates, and logic gate adders will set the stage for your greatest accomplishment yet – a Minecraft calculator! (Redstone Academy is suggested as a prerequisite to this series of courses.)
Week 1 – Basics of Binary & Reading/Writing Binary
Week 2 – Introduction to Simple Binary Addition
Week 3 – Introduction to Building with Binary in Minecraft
Week 4 – The Logic of Adders and Decoders in Binary
Week 5 – Logic Gates in Minecraft
Week 6 – Capstone Project
Binary Math 2
Week 1 – Building an Adder in Minecraft
Week 2 – The Concept of Subtraction in Binary
Week 3 – Building a Subtractor in Minecraft
Week 4 – The Concept of Multiplication in Binary
Week 5 – Building a Binary Multiplayer in Minecraft (Part 1)
Week 6 – Capstone Project
Binary Math 3
Week 1 – Building a Binary Multiplayer in Minecraft (Part 2)
Week 2 – Building a Binary Multiplayer in Minecraft (Part 3)
Week 3 – The Concept of Division in Binary
Week 4 – Building a Binary Divider in Minecraft (Part 1)
Week 5 – Building a Binary Divider in Minecraft (Part 2)
Week 6 – Capstone Project