Minecraft Education exclusive features

This is a list of features that are exclusive to Minecraft Education. All comparisons are between Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education.

General

Tutorial worlds

• Guide players on in-game navigation, crafting, and placing or breaking blocks.
• Includes the World of Chemistry. Unrelated to the tutorial world found in Legacy Console Edition.

Lessons

• Downloadable from education.minecraft.net.

3D Exporting

• Allows players to 3D print their creations in the real world and share them via the now-discontinued Remix 3D.

Classroom Mode

• A companion app for Minecraft that shows a high-level map view of the world, a list of all the students, the ability for a teacher to teleport students, and a chat window to communicate.
• It is provided for educators who may want to observe student activity without being in the game and is not needed for students to play.

Code Connection

• An external application that allows students to code in the Minecraft world.

Code builder

• An interface used to program agents and other in-game events using editors.

Minecraft MakeCode

• A version of Microsoft MakeCode designed for Minecraft Education.

Library

• A list of the most popular educational worlds and content to import and use.

Easy Classroom Collaboration

• A classroom of up to thirty (30) students can play in a world together with no separate server setup required.
• Students can work together in pairs or groups simply by joining their classmates' world.

Simple, Secure sign-in

• Individual student and teacher logins with Office 365 Education accounts ensure data privacy & security while playing Minecraft: Education Edition.

Commands

Blocks

Chalkboard^{[note 1]}

• Allows creators to communicate learning goals, provide additional information and give explicit instructions within the game.
• It comes in three different sizes – Slate (1×1), Poster (2×1), and Board (2×3). Can be edited.

Element Constructor^{[note 2]}

• It allows the creation of elements based on their atomic structure with sliders to choose the number of protons, neutrons and electrons.
• There are 118 elements from the periodic table as well as over 400 stable isotopes.

Compound Creator^{[note 2]}

• Add elements to the grid to create the according compound.
• There are over 30 compounds that can be created with this tool.

Lab Table^{[note 2]}

• Allows the creation of items by combining elements and compounds in a grid.

Material Reducer^{[note 2]}

• It reduces a block to its component elements, providing a useful way to explore the elements that make up the real world.
• Since some blocks in Minecraft do not exist in the natural world, there is a "?" element as a placeholder for fictional elements.

Heat Block^{[note 2]}

• Melts snow and ice without producing light.

Underwater TNT^{[note 2]}

• TNT that can destroy blocks underwater.

Underwater Torch^{[note 2]}

• Torches that can function underwater.

Colored Torch^{[note 2]}

• Torches that are colored. However, these do not produce colored light.

Hardened Stained Glass^{[note 2]}

• Glass blocks that have a significantly higher blast resistance and hardness than standard glass blocks.

Hardened Stained Glass Pane^{[note 2]}

• Pane variants of hardened stained glass blocks.

Elements^{[note 2]}

• Used for creating compounds.

Items

Portfolio

• Allows students to document the development of their projects.

Photo

• Contains an in-game screenshot that can be displayed in an item frame or book.

Bleach^{[note 2]}

• A substitute for white dye.

Ice Bomb^{[note 2]}

• A projectile that freezes water, similar to the Frost Walker enchantment.

Super Fertilizer^{[note 2]}

• An upgraded form of bone meal, growing plants instantly.

Medicine^{[note 2]}

• A type of potion that removes a specified effect.

Sparkler^{[note 2]}

• Item that emits particles when lit. Available in orange, blue, red, purple, and green colors and can be held in the offhand.

Glow Stick^{[note 2]}

• Item that can be lit up in the player's hand for a limited time. They do not produce colored light.

Compounds^{[note 2]}

• Created by combining elements.

Entities

Agent^{[note 3]}

• A golem-like mob that can be programmed to perform specific actions.

Balloon^{[note 2]}

• When attached to mobs, it levitates. Levitates when placed and can be tied to fences.

Camera^{[note 1]}

• Allows students to take screenshots.

Notes

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