we are the rangers
Brief
We Are The Rangers is a collaboration between Immersive Minds and Wandering Wizards. Building upon a previous project for the client United for Wildlife, the aim was to deliver a Minecraft Education World to engage learners from around the world in learning about the complex political, economic, social and environmental causes and implications of the illegal International Wildlife Trade.
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With support from Microsoft our collaboration aimed to:
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engage a broad audience of global learners
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encourage exploration of complex cause and effect factors from the classroom
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support exploration, discovery learning, research and participative play
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convey factual information about the conservation of elephants, rhinos and pangolin
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explore the role of science and engineering in the fight against Illegal Wildlife Trade as a contribution to STEM learning
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Product
The Immersive Minds Education team worked with a range experts including conservationists from United for Wildlife to develop five Minecraft Education Worlds, and companion lessons for teachers. Each world targets a different learning outcome, using real case studies to weave narrative throughout, covering:
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The roles and duties of Wildlife Rangers
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Elephants as a Keystone Species & Human-Wildlife Conflict
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Rhino Orphanages - the demand for horn
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Pangolin trafficking at a working port
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DNA Anlaysis in the lab - to identify and prevent international wildlife crime
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Students and teachers can experience working on a wildlife reserve, monitor wildlife, explore the underlying causes of Human-Wildlife conflict and create solutions, solve a trafficking crime in a working port, and help scientists analyse DNA in the lab to identify international trafficking hotspots.
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The maps and lessons are freely available below.
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