{"id":1126035,"date":"2019-07-11T13:15:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T13:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=996338"},"modified":"2019-07-11T13:15:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T13:15:40","slug":"video-game-to-teach-australian-kids-about-minerals-for-electric-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1126035","title":{"rendered":"Video game to teach Australian kids about minerals for electric cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:left\">The Minerals Council of Australia, Mining Education Australia and the University of Queensland launched this week the Mine Solar Car Lab \u2013 a new 3D digital game for Minecraft\u2019s Education Edition.<\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">The idea is that elementary school students and teachers use the Minecraft education platform to learn about different minerals and metals sourced in Australia and virtually collect those raw materials.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-10-at-8.43.30-PM-1024x337.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-996340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-10-at-8.43.30-PM-1024x337.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-10-at-8.43.30-PM-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-10-at-8.43.30-PM-768x253.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Once they have done so, they will be prompted to visit the fictional Institute for Voltaic Propulsion, a facility full of researchers and enormous machines. 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