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Build a secret lookout, size up the skyline and pick where the giant goes.
Something huge is coming to Dream City. Spy on the skyline and find the spot that's crying out for a giant.
- New skill Reading heights with Y coordinates
- Level 3 · Dream City
- Difficulty Beginner
- Mode Creative
- Time 35–45 min
- Ages 13+
What you’ll build
Build a secret lookout with a spy window over the city and sketch the skyline. Fly to rooftops to measure real building heights, turn them into a skyline barcode bar graph, play a matching game with a family member, then choose where the giant will rise.
Finish line: Your secret lookout overlooks a measured skyline, and a flag marks where the giant will rise.
Bonus challenge: Sketch the skyline as one solid black silhouette, before and after the giant. Ask your family which one would make the better poster.
You’ll need
- Blocks for the lookout
- Glass for a spy window
- A flag or banner
- A calculator
You choose
- Secret lookout name & hiding place
- My 8 skyline buildings
- The giant's height: ___ m
Stuck?
- Heights wrong? Read the Y on the roof, then the ground Y at the base. Height = top − ground.
- No Y showing? Show Coordinates is a world setting, so turn it on in the world's settings.
- Mean muddle? Add all eight heights and divide by 8, then draw it as a dashed line.
For grown-ups
Get this mission
This mission is in Mission Pack 29. Each printable has the full steps, a Plan & Log page and a parent page.
Print one mission at a time. You never need to print everything.
Played on Minecraft Bedrock on iPad. Buttons can differ on other devices and versions.