We’ve updated our gallery with a selection of new builds we’ve been sent.
Category Archives: Share Your Work
Examples of schools and groups who are currently working on the BBC Build it Scotland Project.
West Primary built their school!
We have started to see some builds coming in now and this one is a real stand-out. The children at West Primary Minecraft Club have reproduced their school and it’s a stunning bit of work. We were knocked out by the level of detail and it’s clear how hard the team have worked.
Check out more submissions in our ever growing gallery. And if you’d like to find out more about how West Primary approached the project then do stop by their blog.
We can’t wait to get the school on our map which is now taking shape given the quality of builds we’ve been sent.
amazing video update from drumbrae library hub
We were out filming with Drumbrae Library Hub in Edinburgh on Friday who gave us a REALLY exciting update. Check out what they have been getting up to!
Fridays afternoons we’re taking part in the BBC #bbcscotland #makeitdigital#builditscotland project using #minecraft. Join us at 2-4pm (ages 8-11).
Model of the City Observatory created by Kieran aged 11.
Music courtesy of R3TURN used under Creative Commons http://freemusicarchive.org/music/SPCZ/R3TURN
Cathkin Primary are go
Today I was invited out to Cathkin Primary to meet the P7s who are taking part in Build It Scotland.
When I arrived the class were already hard at work making adjustments to some of the builds they had started earlier this week. Last week they started off by researching landmarks and gathering images. From there they produced plans of their locations to get a sense of scale, shape and positioning of main features.
Mr Frame explained that they had started off by installing Minecraft on the school PCs but that a recent update had stopped it running. So as not to let the children down, they had migrated over to tablets. The class has three iPads and the children who have a tablet at home can bring their’s in- I spotted a few iPads and some Android tablets too.
Walking around the smaller groups of 2 – 3/4 students I spotted a few Stirling Castles, an Edinburgh Castle and a really colourful Glasgow SSE Hydro.
I spoke to one group who had started off with Nessie in her Loch, moved onto the fountain at the People’s Palace in Glasgow Green but had now settled on Kingston Bridge. Quite the train of thought!
The session ended with a quick peer-to-peer evaluation of some of the work, paying attention to scale and form in particular, and a look at what the next session’s starting point might be.
What a brilliant end to the week. Thanks for having me Cathkin Primary 🙂
Thornlie Primary get building!
Thornlie Primary have sent us some great pictures to show how they are getting on with their builds. They have been doing some initial experiments with Minecraft, looking at designs of the Forth Road Bridge.
Great work everyone!
Photos courtesy of Mr McMahon.
West Primary are up and running!
We had an update from West Primary School today. The children there are producing buildings in SketchUp and Minecraft of iconic buildings in and around Paisley. I’m sure you’ll agree they are off to a brilliant start! We can’t wait to see how they progress.
Some of their inspiration-
Their SketchUp work-
Photos courtesy of Mr M.
