Minecraft: Mining and Farming

Minecraft: Mining and Farming — page 1 — (cid:53)(cid:46)(cid:47)(cid:38)(cid:38)(cid:41)(cid:35)(cid:41)(cid:33)(cid:44)(cid:0) GUiDeS Chapter 1 (cid:51)(cid:85)(cid:80)(cid:80)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:73)(cid:78)(cid:71)(cid:0)(cid:84)(cid:72)(cid:69)(cid:0) (cid:33)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:69)(cid:78)(cid:84)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:69) I n the world of Minecraft you can accomplish great things as a player You can venture deep into unknown forests and across oceans and islands You might build towering castles and raise vast farms You may even find yourself defending your The Minecraft world ranges from deep canyons such as this one to high mountains 4

Minecraft: Mining and Farming — page 2 — MINECRAFT Mining and Farming Mooshrooms are a special type of cow that are only found in certain locations home against dangerous creatures With possibilities so open to the imagination it can be a challenge to decide where to start However you can’t enter these adventures empty handed Whether exploring building or battling a Minecrafter must first have enough resources You need coal for fuel and iron for tools and protective armor You need redstone for energy and diamonds for powerful weapons Animals and crops provide the ingredients for everything from raw meat to a beautiful cake 5

Minecraft: Mining and Farming — page 3 — (cid:53)(cid:46)(cid:47)(cid:38)(cid:38)(cid:41)(cid:35)(cid:41)(cid:33)(cid:44)(cid:0) GUiDeS On the Table Have you ever looked up a recipe for a cake or pie Think about all the ingredients that go into making that food Eggs milk sugar ﬂour where do these items come from What about your favorite dinner dish Vegetables fruits meat and even salt and pepper have to come from somewhere Most of these ingredients probably came from different types of farms Crop farms fruit orchards cattle ranches and chicken farms are just a few examples Now think about how you make the cake or pie A bowl a spoon or mixer a pan an oven the materials that make up these objects also have origins Are any of these objects made of metal or glass Metals come from mines Glass is made of a melted mixture of sand and other minerals Is anything plastic Most plastics are made with oil from the ground and with other materials Such resources are collected through mining and farming They are the backbone to every undertaking Mines and farms supply what you need for tools structures and food They even allow you to craft everyday objects such as tables and clothing In the coming pages you are going to learn efficient ways to collect the resources you will need 6

Minecraft: Mining and Farming — page 4 — MINECRAFT Mining and Farming You can build a farm that grows a range of different crops 7

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