Quest 6: Viking Mythology

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1 These 3 activities complement classroom work on the topic of Viking mythology: Explore the mythological areas Viking storyteller; and The Nidhogg. Skills and Capabilities These activities offer opportunities for pupils to develop the following Cross-Curricular Skills, Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities: Being Creative Working with others Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making By working together to plan, design and create an animation of their Viking world children should have the opportunity to: make ideas real by experimenting with different designs, actions, and outcomes. By working in small groups to plan, design and create an animation of their Viking world children should have the opportunity to: listen actively and share opinions; suggest ways of improving their approach to working collaboratively; and take personal responsibility for work with others and evaluate their own contribution to the group. By making plans for defense and attack against the Nidhogg and evaluating their success children should have the opportunity to: generate possible solutions, try out alternative approaches, and evaluate outcomes; examine options and weigh up pros and cons Using ICT By taking snap shots of the mythological areas and discussing it, children should have the opportunity to: manage and present their stored work and showcase their learning across the curriculum, using ICT safely and responsibly. 0

2 New words and phrases Frost giant Nidhogg Rainbow bridge Yggdrasil Zombies Ender Dragon Animation Machinima This document references this other CCEA Minecraft STEM resources: You may find it useful to introduce pupils to new words and phrases. The amount of detail you use when explaining these terms will depend on the age and prior knowledge of the children. Approximate times are given for each step throughout the resource. Minecraft Recipes resource document and videos. Teacher tool description Save the multiplayer world Remember to save the multiplayer world from the server tool every 30 minutes. See page 5 of the Teacher tools resource. If you are sharing your STEM in Minecraft activities through social media remember to tweet it to #minecraft 1

3 Teacher tasks Set gamemode to creative Open the Teacher menu by pressing m. In the World Settings tab choose Gamemode: Creative and Difficultly: Peaceful. Lock the time of day Also lock the time of daylight hours by checking the time padlock. Pupils now have a full inventory for building. In creative mode they won t need to craft or forage for food or craft tools. The steps in this activity area designed for creative multiplayer gamemode. A similar approach could be used in creative singleplayer gamemode. However, pupils would not have the opportunity to work together in small teams. Singleplayer gamemode is played locally on one machine, pupils do not connect to a server. See our Getting Started resources for more information. 2

4 Navigating the map Spawn area When pupils enter the map they will initially appear at the spawn area. Spawning happens when players log in and appear in the Minecraft world. The large beam of light shows the spawn area. Go through the X arch way to go to the small Viking Village. Using the hotbar The nine squares are called the hotbar. This is where you store and select commonly-used items from your inventory. Take a moment to point out the hotbar to pupils. Save the multiplayer world Remember to save the multiplayer world from the server tool every 30 minutes. See page 5 of the Teacher tools resource. 3

5 Tips for navigating the mythological areas of the MinecraftEdu world In creative gamemode the pupils can fly around the mythological areas. If they drop through the air towards the bottom of the world and die, they will respawn to the original spawn area (near the small Viking village) which looks like this: Prompt pupils to move out of the center of the spawn beam. If they need further help, teleport an individual pupil to your own location. Do this using the Teacher menu. See the Teachers Tools resource. 4

6 Explore the mythological areas activity In the Minecraft world, Norse mythology is represented. In these steps pupils explore the mythological areas of: Yggdrasil; Asgard; the Bifröst rainbow bridge; and the home of a frost giant. Pupils then create a Viking saga story based on the mythological areas. Step 1: Travel to Yggdrasil Ask the pupils to log into the multiplayer world. Teleport the pupils to Yggdrasil In MinecraftEdu teachers should teleport to Yggdrasil: /tp See the Teacher tools document for more information about teleporting. Next, open the Teacher menu by pressing m. In the Player Management tab choose Teleports all students to your location. The pupils will teleport to your location at Yggdrasil. 5

7 Step 2: Mythological snapshot Ask pupils to imagine they are a tourist/time traveler and explore the three mythological areas. Use the teleport tool to teleport pupils to each of the remaining locations. Allow time to explore the three areas. Ask pupils to take at least 1 or 2 snapshots of each location. They will discuss their snapshots at the end of this step. Yggdrasil is the mythical tree that connects the nine worlds in Norse cosmology. The chat window coordinates for Yggdrasil are: /tp The Bifröst Rainbow bridge is a mythical bridge between Midgard (Earth) and Asgard, the realm of the gods. The chat window coordinates for the bridge are: /tp

8 The chat window coordinates for Asgard are: /tp The chat window coordinates for the home of a frost giant are: /tp

9 How to take a snapshot 1. Ask pupils to decide on the viewpoint for their photo: a. The default view in MinecraftEdu is first person. b. Press F5 to toggle the viewpoint to third person (behind). c. Press F5 again to view third person (in front). 2. When they are ready, ask pupils to press F2 while in game to take a screenshot. To make the screenshots look more professional, you can remove the Heads-Up Display (HUD) and enter full screen mode before taking one. To do this, simply press F1 while in game to remove the HUD. To bring the HUD back press F1 again. 3. On pressing F2, MinecraftEdu saves the screenshot to a local folder. To find this folder, check these instructions: a. Press ESC to view the Game menu. b. Choose Options. c. Choose Resource packs. d. Choose Open resource pack folder. e. Click on Minecraft. f. Double-click on the screenshots folder. 4. Have a class discussion, relating the MinecraftEdu world snapshots to what the pupils know about Viking mythology. Save the multiplayer world Remember to save the multiplayer world from the server tool every 30 minutes. See page 5 of the Teacher tools resource. 8

10 Viking storyteller activity Step 1: Plan an animation Working in small groups ask your pupils to plan an animation based on a Viking theme or mythology with a specific audience in mind. Using the MinecraftEdu Viking world ask pupils to plan which snapshots they intend to animate. For inspiration look at this STEM in Minecraft animation: Odin creates the Viking world Working in groups ask pupils to make a storyboard to plan their animation. They should include the script of any speech they want to use in their animation. Pupils should also consider the sounds that they might use in the animation. Ask pupils to review their storyboard and script, considering the intended audience, and make any changes they think are necessary. Step 2: Compose, record and edit Ask pupils to compose and record the snapshots and audio that will make their animation. Pupils may include additional copyright free sounds which they have sourced from the C2K copyright free sounds app. Using a suitable software package, for example, Windows Movie Maker or imovie ask pupils to import their images and sounds and produce a short animation. During the editing process ask pupils to decide which of their images and sounds are suitable and discard any unsuitable material. Ask pupils to: Select suitable transitions and effects to enhance their animation. Experiment with sequences. Layer the transitions, sounds, effects, titles and credits. Use appropriate timing when editing their animation. 9

11 Pupils should review their film during the process and make on-going improvements. Ask pupils to save their work, ensuring it is saved in a format that will enable it to be viewed on other computers. Step 3: Show and discuss In groups ask pupils to show their animation and discuss. Extending this activity If you have access to screen recording software pupils can record video whilst in MinecraftEdu. This is known as Minecraft machinima. They will need to discuss roles, characters and timings and rehearse the performance prior to making the screen recording. 10

12 Teacher task Change gamemode to survival Open the Teacher menu by pressing m. In the World Settings tab choose Gamemode: Survival and difficultly: Easy. The following steps are designed for survival multiplayer gamemode. 11

13 The Nidhogg In these steps pupils battle one of the Viking s greatest myths: the Nidhogg. This should be used as a final task. The following steps cover releasing an in game dragon, which will cause damage to the MinecraftEdu world. We have include instructions on saving the multiplayer Minecraft world before, during and after the battle. Step 1: Preparing for battle Teleport pupils to the long boat Viking village in the mountains: /tp See the Teachers tools resource for more information about teleporting pupils. Explain to pupils that they will battle an ender dragon in game. An ender dragon is similar to the mythical Viking Nidhogg! Ask pupils to do the following: Make armour and weapons to defend the village. Allow the time for pupils to research the best tools and materials to defeat a MinecraftEdu ender dragon, for example a diamond sword or amour, bow and arrows, enchantments and potions or creating a temporary base from the ender dragon, in a block the ender dragon cannot destroy. Create a list of materials they will need. Collectively decide on tactics to defeat the creature! Pupils should each take at least 1 or 2 snap shot pictures during the battle. See Quest 1 and 2 for details of how to take a snap-shot in Minecraft. Use the give command to give pupils the materials they have listed. See the Teachers tools resource for more information about the Give command. 12

14 Teacher tasks Save the current world as pre-nidhogg Warning: The subsequent steps include the nidhogg. It will destroy elements of the MinecraftEdu world. It is VITAL that you save your current MinecraftEdu world. Naming it pre-nidhogg means you can easily locate it and load it again. From the server tool, change the World name to Viking_World_pre_nidhogg. Choose Save world. MinecraftEdu indicates that the save was successful. Choose OK. 13

15 Teacher tasks Save the world as nidhogg Warning: The subsequent steps include the nidhogg. It will destroy elements of the MinecraftEdu world. It is VITAL that you now save your current MinecraftEdu world. Naming it nidhogg means that you know that this is the version of your MinecraftEdu world that will be damaged by the nidhogg. 1. From the server tool, change the World name to nidhogg. 2. Choose Save world. 3. MinecraftEdu indicates that the save was successful. Choose OK. This isolates the nidhogg to one saved version. Temporarily changing the spawnpoint The current spawnpoint is just beyond the small Viking village. Before the battle, you must change the spawnpoint to the long boat Viking village, so pupils who have been killed and respawn can quickly re-join the battle. To temporarily reset the position of spawnpoint: 1. Open the chat window by pressing t and type this command: /tp This will teleport you to the long boat Viking village. 2. Open the chat window again by pressing t. 3. In the chat window, type the command to set the spawnpoint of all pupils to your current location by typing and pressing the return key. 14

16 Teacher tasks Keep inventory Press m to open the teachers menu and check the Keep Inventory. Things means pupils will retain the items in their inventory if they are killed and respawn during the battle. Save the multiplayer world Remember to save the multiplayer world from the server tool every 30 minutes. See page 5 of the Teacher tools resource. 15

17 Teacher tasks Allow monsters Press m to open the teachers menu and set your own avatar mode to Creative Mode (Self). This means you can fly and assist pupils during the battle. From World Settings check Allow Monsters. Please note that zombies and other MinecraftEdu monster creatures will now appear in the game. Save the MinecraftEdu world as nidhogg Before proceeding, save the MinecraftEdu world again making sure that it is the nidhogg version: 16

18 Teacher tasks To release the Nidhogg, teachers should press t (in game) to open the chat window and type /summon EnderDragon Step 2: Release the Nidhogg! WARNING: Once released, you cannot remove the dragon, so killing it is the only option! If a pupil s avatar is killed in game, they should respawn and return to the battle until the Nidhogg is killed. When they are finished, ask the pupils to write a story about the great battle with the mythological Nidhogg. 17

19 Teacher tasks Loading a previously saved version of the MinecraftEdu world The Viking world will become damaged during the battle. You may wish to load a previous saved version of the world to redo the steps in this resource with another group or to continue other work in the undamaged world. To load a previously saved version of the MinecraftEdu world: In the server tool: 1. Choose Stop Server. 2. Choose Return to Server Launcher. 3. Pupils will see this screen, noting that the server is closed: 18

20 4. In the server tool choose Select Saved World 5. Choose the version you wish to return to, for example Viking_World_pre_nidhogg. 6. Choose Start Server with Selected Saved World. 19

21 7. The server launcher is now running. This is indicated by the green Server ready icon. 8. Pupils will still see a Server closed message. 9. Ask the pupils to choose Back to title screen. 10. Choose Multiplayer. 11. Choose Minecraft Server. 12. Choose Join server and connect. 13. Choose Back to game. 14. Pupils can now see the selected saved version of the MinecraftEdu world. 20