As a k20 Educators Virtual World Think Tank fellow in 2022, I used Gathertown, a virtual world building platform to teach my Year 8 Science students (15 students in total) about the concept of anatomy in the science classroom over a two-month period. In each lesson, students venture around the customed-built Gathertown maps that focus on the brain anatomy, skeletal system, digestive system, and the human skin (Gather, 2022). These concepts are covered in the Years 8 and 9 Australian Curriculu...

As a k20 Educators Virtual World Think Tank fellow in 2022, I used Gathertown, a virtual world building platform to teach my Year 8 Science students (15 students in total) about the concept of anatomy in the science classroom over a two-month period. In each lesson, students venture around the customed-built Gathertown maps that focus on the brain anatomy, skeletal system, digestive system, and the human skin (Gather, 2022). These concepts are covered in the Years 8 and 9 Australian Curriculu...