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== Possible in Vanilla ==

* Discussing ores (geology), how plants really grow (plant biology), the <small style="display:inline-block;line-height:1em;vertical-align:-0.4em">○N○<br>W♦E<br>○S○</small> factor (following the sun and finding your way back without torches at night (astronomy)) (geography and mapping techniques). There were discussions around "How would I get back home if I was lost in the woods after biking up a trail that no one really knew about?" (survival skills)

* Energy, reaction

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhqPsJT1Lrk Water Cycle] - student project for 5th grade Science 2012.12

* Building extra-dimensional figures, possible up to four-dimensional figures in Minecraft.
:* For example, a tesseract is fairly easy to build.<br>[[File:M10 tesseract.png|thumb|left|A tesseract in-game.]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>

== Possible with mods ==
=== IndustrialCraft 2 + Resonant Induction ===
* Nuclear reactors
:* Fusion
:* Fission
:* Breeder

=== Galacticraft ===

* Space station oxygen setup
:* Build an airtight design with functional airlocks, so as not to suffocate
:* Best version of this mod to use is [http://www.technicpack.net/modpack/details/lapitos-galacticraft.4030 Lapito's Galacticraft Modpack] for the [http://www.technicpack.net/download Technic Platform].

=== Redpower 3 ===

* Compact logic circuits
:* Especially useful on multiplayer, such as for making a power plant for a city

=== ComputerCraft ===

* Programming
:* The ComputerCraft Wiki has a tutorial for [http://computercraft.info/wiki/Making_a_Password_Protected_Door creating a password-protected door lock] in Lua.