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Mod Design I Course

Learn to mod Minecraft with Tynker! Build 25 cool mods to host on your own private server.

Minecraft Mod Creation Course

Intermediate Level
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10 Lessons
57 Activities

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Recommended for Ages 5+

Web iPad

No Prerequisites

Tynker Code Blocks

Tynker's visual code blocks are a great way for beginners to code, without needing to remember how to type syntax. By dragging and dropping code blocks together, young coders can produce vividly complex programs and games in our proprietary app, which includes support for graphics, sound, physics, and more.

What Kids Learn

  • Drone Tool
  • Inventory Manipulation
  • Lists
  • Loops
  • Objects
  • Particle FX
  • Resource Editing
  • Sound Playing
  • advanced loops
  • advanced math
  • basic math
  • block type
  • blocks
  • delays
  • detect conditions
  • entities
  • functions
  • input/output
  • location
  • simple conditionals
  • simple events
  • simple loops
  • simple variables
  • world manipulation

How Kids Learn with Tynker

Kids learn on their own with a guided, hands-on approach that individualizes the learning experience. Tynker's online courses provide a complete learning system for your child to master the fundamentals of programming. Tynker's visual programming language makes it easy to learn, and once kids gain proficiency, they can seamlessly transition to Javascript coding within the Tynker learning system. Enroll in one of our plans for unlimited play across all courses.

Game-Based Learning

Tynker's self-guided lessons break down coding concepts while solving puzzles and making cool apps.

Interactive Assessments

Quick practice quizzes and assessment tests evaluate a child's comprehension of subjects taught.

Captivating Topics

There's always something to learn with multiple subjects, projects, and coding languages available.

System Requirements

Online courses require a desktop computer, laptop computer, Chromebook, or Netbook with Internet connection and a Chrome (29+), Firefox (30+), Safari (7+), or Edge (20+) browser. No downloads required.

Introduction

Set up your Tynker account, customize your character's skin, and find out how to start talking to your private server.

10 Activities:

  • Getting Started
  • Minecraft Skins
  • Concepts
  • Start Modding
  • Concepts
  • Twinkle Toes
  • Concepts
  • Smoke Trails
  • Concepts
  • Block Reporter

Decisions and Resource Packs

Smash blocks with explosive punches, turn creatures to gold with a touch, and customize your server.

9 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Smashy Hands
  • Concepts
  • Midas Touch
  • Concepts
  • Power Blocks
  • Custom Blocks, Mobs, and Items
  • Concepts
  • Natural Selection

Repetition, Delays, Variables, and Randomness

Add randomness, variables, delays, and loops to improve your mods.

10 Activities:

  • Loops
  • Concepts
  • Zombie Touch
  • Variables
  • Concepts
  • Master Hunter
  • Concepts
  • Ice Capsule
  • Concepts
  • Fireworks Show

Intervals, Breaks, and the Command Block

Learn how to use a loop with a built-in time-delay and how to break a loop.

5 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Make it Rain
  • Lightning Security
  • Concept
  • Magic Zombies

Building with the Drone Tool

Discover the incredible power of the drone tool as you build massive or complex structures with ease.

6 Activities:

  • Drone Building
  • Erupting Volcano
  • Aquarium
  • Concepts
  • Tele-pad
  • Newton's TNT

Functions

Combine building with the drone tool with the flexibility of functions. Use parameters to make functions do many different things.

7 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Giant Cake
  • Ride of Your Life
  • Concepts
  • Railway System
  • Recursion
  • Puddle of Gold

Maze Runner - Setup

Set up the stage and the players for a Maze Runner game.

2 Activities:

  • Concept
  • Maze Runner: Setup

Maze Runner - Create the Maze

Everything has been prepared. Now learn the logic to create a maze.

2 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Maze Runner: Create the Maze

Boat Racing - Setup

Use your skills to build a race track for a racing game.

3 Activities:

  • Objects
  • Concepts
  • Boat Racing: Setup

Boat Racing - Game Rules

The stage has been set. Add game logic to complete the racing game.

3 Activities:

  • Lists and For-each Loops
  • Concepts
  • Boat Racing: Game Rules

Drone Tool

Inventory Manipulation

Lists

Loops

Objects

Particle FX

Resource Editing

Sound Playing

advanced loops

advanced math

basic math

block type

blocks

delays

detect conditions

entities

functions

input/output

location

simple conditionals

simple events

simple loops

simple variables

world manipulation

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