Engineering in Minecraft: Learn Beginner to Intermediate Redstone! (Level 2)

In this class we will continue building on the basics of Minecraft's most engineered feature: REDSTONE! We'll apply the vocabulary of it's different components (redstone dust, torches, repeaters, comparators, observers, etc.) and each of their functions. By the end of the class, we will have used every item in the redstone directory in Minecraft and combine them together to make things that are automatized, useful, and FUN in game play. 

Each class I will show a common example of how a redstone contraption works, focusing on the new component of redstone that it relies on. After I show how it's built, students will make their own version. Then, I challenge them to make adjustments or decorate it so it fits nicely in their growing base full of neat redstone designs.

Class 1: Logic gates. What are they and how can they be applied in the game? This is a basic aspect to engineering that students will learn to apply in fun, inventive ways.
Class 2: T-flip flops. What if you want to create a door that has two ways to open it, one from inside and outside of the room? 
Class 3: Command blocks. What are some basic commands that will have students simplifying their game play, and level up their game design in creative mode?
Class 4: Double piston extenders. Do you want to make a "flush" piston door that is completely concealed or hidden against a wall? Let's learn all of the ways you can use multiple pistons, honey blocks, and slime blocks to create some fun devices.
Class 5: Advanced farming techniques (water flow, collection systems, rail systems). What do most farms have in common, and how can we use these concepts to build simple to more complicated farm designs in the game.
Class 6: Putting it all together. Students will go through an obstacle course of broken redstone contraptions and use their new knowledge to "fix" them. Then they will compete to recreate old redstone inventions and improve them with their refined expertise!