JLAB organizes the first Minecraft & Manufacturing (M&M) Workshop for School Students.
August 14th, 2017 By reejaStudents aged 9-14 were introduced to concepts relevant to materials processing (e.g., diffusion) and demonstrated these concepts in a Minecraft project. A huge thank you to Dr. Judith Hallinen of CMU’s Leonard Gelfand Center for Service Learning and Outreach.
![Participants of the first Minecraft and Manufacturing workshop @CMU](https://jayanlab.com//wp-content//uploads/new-participants.jpg)
Participants of the first Minecraft & Manufacturing workshop @CMU
![We learn much more when we have fun](https://jayanlab.com//wp-content/uploads/fun-learn.jpg)
We learn much more when we have fun
![A participant immersed in his project](https://jayanlab.com//wp-content/uploads/project.jpg)
A participant immersed in his project
![class is in session and we are all very focused](https://jayanlab.com//wp-content//uploads/class-in-prog.jpg)
Shhhh..class is in session and we are all very focused
![A discussion that turned into a debate..why do atoms move?](https://jayanlab.com//wp-content/uploads/discussion.jpg)
A discussion that turned into a debate..why do atoms move?
![A participant presenting her project during the afternoon session](https://jayanlab.com//wp-content/uploads/project-presentation.jpg)
A participant presenting her project during the afternoon session
![Demonstrating random walk of atoms using sheep](https://jayanlab.com//wp-content/uploads/atoms-random-walk.jpg)
Demonstrating random walk of atoms using sheep
![Aerial view of a virtual Minecraft classroom set up for workshop participants](https://jayanlab.com//wp-content/uploads/mine-craft-classroom.jpg)
Aerial view of a virtual Minecraft classroom set up for workshop participants
![A factory built by a workshop participant](https://jayanlab.com//wp-content/uploads/factory.jpg)
A factory built by a workshop participant