Colorado Curriculum Alignment
Forward Education's classroom kits are aligned to the 2020 Colorado Academic Standards, the framework in effect statewide since the 2020-21 school year. Alignments cover the Science standards built on A Framework for K-12 Science Education, the Mathematics standards with their Common Core-based grade level expectations, and the Reading, Writing, and Communicating standards. Every alignment below was verified against CDE's official standards documents at the grade level expectation level, so teachers in Denver, Colorado Springs, and every district across the state can see exactly where each lesson fits their curriculum.
How we count: Each percentage reflects how many individual standards are addressed by at least one lesson, project, or tutorial within that product. Because many of our activities are interdisciplinary, multiple lessons may align to the same standard, so your students will often have more than one opportunity to practice each expectation throughout the kit.
Coding for Good Kit
Lessons connecting coding and computational thinking to social impact projects through micro:bit
Grade 3-5 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences · Grade 3-5 Mathematics: Geometry; Data, Statistics, and Probability; Number and Quantity; Algebra and Functions · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Oral Expression and Listening; Reading for All Purposes; Writing and Composition; Research Inquiry and Design · Grade 3-5 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society · Grade 6-8 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences · Grade 6-8 Mathematics: Geometry; Algebra and Functions; Number and Quantity; Data, Statistics, and Probability · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Oral Expression and Listening; Reading for All Purposes; Writing and Composition; Research Inquiry and Design · Grade 6-8 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society · Grade 9-12 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences · Grade 9-12 Mathematics: Geometry; Number and Quantity; Algebra and Functions; Data, Statistics, and Probability · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Oral Expression and Listening; Reading for All Purposes; Writing and Composition; Research Inquiry and Design · Grade 9-12 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society
Climate Action Kit
Hands-on coding and robotics for real climate solutions, from flood alarms to smart farms, through micro:bit
Grade 3-5 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences · Grade 3-5 Mathematics: Geometry; Data, Statistics, and Probability; Number and Quantity; Algebra and Functions · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Oral Expression and Listening; Reading for All Purposes; Writing and Composition; Research Inquiry and Design · Grade 3-5 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society · Grade 6-8 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences · Grade 6-8 Mathematics: Geometry; Algebra and Functions; Number and Quantity; Data, Statistics, and Probability · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Oral Expression and Listening; Reading for All Purposes; Writing and Composition; Research Inquiry and Design · Grade 6-8 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society · Grade 9-12 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences · Grade 9-12 Mathematics: Geometry; Number and Quantity; Algebra and Functions; Data, Statistics, and Probability · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Oral Expression and Listening; Reading for All Purposes; Writing and Composition; Research Inquiry and Design · Grade 9-12 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society
Smart Hydroponics Kit
Hands-on plant science, sensors, and automation through micro:bit
Grade 3-5 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences · Grade 3-5 Mathematics: Geometry; Data, Statistics, and Probability; Number and Quantity; Algebra and Functions · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Oral Expression and Listening; Reading for All Purposes; Writing and Composition; Research Inquiry and Design · Grade 3-5 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society · Grade 6-8 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences · Grade 6-8 Mathematics: Geometry; Algebra and Functions; Number and Quantity; Data, Statistics, and Probability · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Oral Expression and Listening; Reading for All Purposes; Writing and Composition; Research Inquiry and Design · Grade 6-8 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society · Grade 9-12 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences · Grade 9-12 Mathematics: Geometry; Number and Quantity; Algebra and Functions; Data, Statistics, and Probability · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Oral Expression and Listening; Reading for All Purposes; Writing and Composition; Research Inquiry and Design · Grade 9-12 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society
Smart Solar Kit
Renewable energy investigations and solar-powered builds through micro:bit
Grade 3-5 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences · Grade 3-5 Mathematics: Geometry; Data, Statistics, and Probability; Number and Quantity; Algebra and Functions · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Oral Expression and Listening; Reading for All Purposes; Writing and Composition; Research Inquiry and Design · Grade 3-5 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society · Grade 6-8 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences · Grade 6-8 Mathematics: Geometry; Algebra and Functions; Number and Quantity; Data, Statistics, and Probability · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Oral Expression and Listening; Reading for All Purposes; Writing and Composition; Research Inquiry and Design · Grade 6-8 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society · Grade 9-12 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences · Grade 9-12 Mathematics: Geometry; Number and Quantity; Algebra and Functions; Data, Statistics, and Probability · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Oral Expression and Listening; Reading for All Purposes; Writing and Composition; Research Inquiry and Design · Grade 9-12 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society
CodeCTRL
Game design and physical computing with the handheld micro:bit controller
Grade 3-5 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences · Grade 3-5 Mathematics: Geometry; Data, Statistics, and Probability; Number and Quantity; Algebra and Functions · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Oral Expression and Listening; Reading for All Purposes; Writing and Composition; Research Inquiry and Design · Grade 3-5 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society · Grade 6-8 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences · Grade 6-8 Mathematics: Geometry; Algebra and Functions; Number and Quantity; Data, Statistics, and Probability · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Oral Expression and Listening; Reading for All Purposes; Writing and Composition; Research Inquiry and Design · Grade 6-8 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society · Grade 9-12 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences · Grade 9-12 Mathematics: Geometry; Number and Quantity; Algebra and Functions; Data, Statistics, and Probability · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Oral Expression and Listening; Reading for All Purposes; Writing and Composition; Research Inquiry and Design · Grade 9-12 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society
CHARGE with micro:bit
Wearable computing and hands-on AI lessons powered by CHARGE
Grade 3-5 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences · Grade 3-5 Mathematics: Geometry; Data, Statistics, and Probability; Number and Quantity; Algebra and Functions · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Oral Expression and Listening; Reading for All Purposes; Writing and Composition; Research Inquiry and Design · Grade 3-5 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society · Grade 6-8 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences · Grade 6-8 Mathematics: Geometry; Algebra and Functions; Number and Quantity; Data, Statistics, and Probability · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Oral Expression and Listening; Reading for All Purposes; Writing and Composition; Research Inquiry and Design · Grade 6-8 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society · Grade 9-12 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences · Grade 9-12 Mathematics: Geometry; Number and Quantity; Algebra and Functions; Data, Statistics, and Probability · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Oral Expression and Listening; Reading for All Purposes; Writing and Composition; Research Inquiry and Design · Grade 9-12 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society
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