Minecraft Education exclusive features

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

General

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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.

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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.

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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

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Main article: Commands

Blocks

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Lab Table^{[note 2]}

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

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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.

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Heat Block^{[note 2]}

Melts snow and ice without producing light.

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Underwater TNT^{[note 2]}

TNT that can destroy blocks underwater.

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Underwater Torch^{[note 2]}

Torches that can function underwater.

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Colored Torch^{[note 2]}

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

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Hardened Stained Glass^{[note 2]}

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

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Hardened Stained Glass Pane^{[note 2]}

Pane variants of hardened stained glass blocks.

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Elements^{[note 2]}

Used for creating compounds.

Items

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Portfolio

Allows students to document the development of their projects.

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Photo

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

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Bleach^{[note 2]}

A substitute for white dye.

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Ice Bomb^{[note 2]}

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

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Super Fertilizer^{[note 2]}

An upgraded form of bone meal, growing plants instantly.

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Medicine^{[note 2]}

A type of potion that removes a specified effect.

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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.

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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.

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Compounds^{[note 2]}

Created by combining elements.

Entities

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Agent^{[note 3]}

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

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Balloon^{[note 2]}

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

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Camera^{[note 1]}

Allows students to take screenshots.

Notes

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↑ ^a ^b These blocks and mobs also exist in Bedrock Edition, but are unobtainable without add-ons, inventory editing, or third-party software
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s These blocks and items also exist in Bedrock Edition, but only in worlds with "Minecraft Education features" enabled.
↑ This entity is obtainable in Bedrock Edition but stays invisible and can't be interacted with, except if it is connected to Code Connection through WebSocket (can be done using external software like CodeConnectPlus), or spawned through NPC commands.

Navigation

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Minecraft Education

General aspects
Development	👁 Image Version history 👁 Image Development versions
Technical	👁 Image Add-on 👁 Image Block entity 👁 Image Commands 👁 Image Coordinates 👁 Image Seed `sound_definitions.json` Tick Ticking area
Multiplayer	👁 Image Server list
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General

Blocks

Items

Entities

Chemistry

Blocks	👁 Image Elements 👁 Image Compound Creator 👁 Image Element Constructor 👁 Image Lab Table 👁 Image Material Reducer 👁 Image Hardened Glass 👁 Image Pane 👁 Image Hardened Stained Glass 👁 Image Pane 👁 Image Colored Torches 👁 Image Underwater Torch 👁 Image Underwater TNT 👁 Image Heat Block
Items	👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image Compounds 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image Medicine 👁 Image Bleach 👁 Image Ice Bomb 👁 Image Super Fertilizer 👁 Image Sparkler 👁 Image Glow Stick
Entities	👁 Image Balloon

Version history

Java Edition

Version history	👁 Image Pre-Classic 👁 Image Classic 👁 Image Private alpha 👁 Image Early Classic 👁 Image Multiplayer Test 👁 Image Middle Classic 👁 Image Survival Test 👁 Image Late Classic 👁 Image Indev 👁 Image Infdev 👁 Image Alpha 👁 Image Beta 👁 Image Numbered releases 👁 Image Annual releases 👁 Image Development versions Snapshots

Bedrock Edition

Version history	👁 Image Alpha 👁 Image Pocket 👁 Image Full release 👁 Image Development versions 👁 Image Editor 👁 Image Bedrock Dedicated Server