Indiana Curriculum Alignment
Forward Education's hands-on STEM kits are aligned to Indiana's adopted standards: the 2023 Indiana Academic Standards for Science, for Mathematics, and for English/Language Arts, and the CSTA Computer Science Standards. Our alignment uses Indiana's own codes and language exactly as published by the Indiana Department of Education, including Indiana's official IAS-CCSS correlation guides. Each alignment was built by reviewing individual lesson activities against specific standards, one lesson at a time, across all six products in our kit ecosystem. Teachers in Indiana can confidently connect our resources to the standards they are already teaching.
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; Engineering Design · Grade 3-5 Mathematics: Data Analysis; Geometry; Measurement; Number Sense; Computation · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Reading Comprehension; Writing; Reading Foundations; Communication and Collaboration · 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; Engineering Design · Grade 6-8 Mathematics: Ratios and Proportional Relationships; Number Sense; Algebra and Functions; Geometry and Measurement; Data and Statistics; Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Reading Comprehension; Writing; Communication and Collaboration · 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: Data and Statistics; Numbers, Expressions, and Functions; Linear Equations and Inequalities; Quadratic and Exponential Functions; Systems of Equations and Inequalities; ASE; FF; MFD; MAA; MDS; MQ · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Reading Comprehension; Writing; Communication and Collaboration · 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; Engineering Design · Grade 3-5 Mathematics: Data Analysis; Geometry; Measurement; Number Sense; Computation · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Reading Comprehension; Writing; Reading Foundations; Communication and Collaboration · 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; Engineering Design · Grade 6-8 Mathematics: Ratios and Proportional Relationships; Number Sense; Algebra and Functions; Geometry and Measurement; Data and Statistics; Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Reading Comprehension; Writing; Communication and Collaboration · 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: Data and Statistics; Numbers, Expressions, and Functions; Linear Equations and Inequalities; Quadratic and Exponential Functions; Systems of Equations and Inequalities; ASE; FF; MFD; MAA; MDS; MQ · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Reading Comprehension; Writing; Communication and Collaboration · 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; Engineering Design · Grade 3-5 Mathematics: Data Analysis; Geometry; Measurement; Number Sense; Computation · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Reading Comprehension; Writing; Reading Foundations; Communication and Collaboration · 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; Engineering Design · Grade 6-8 Mathematics: Ratios and Proportional Relationships; Number Sense; Algebra and Functions; Geometry and Measurement; Data and Statistics; Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Reading Comprehension; Writing; Communication and Collaboration · 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: Data and Statistics; Numbers, Expressions, and Functions; Linear Equations and Inequalities; Quadratic and Exponential Functions; Systems of Equations and Inequalities; ASE; FF; MFD; MAA; MDS; MQ · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Reading Comprehension; Writing; Communication and Collaboration · 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; Engineering Design · Grade 3-5 Mathematics: Data Analysis; Geometry; Measurement; Number Sense; Computation · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Reading Comprehension; Writing; Reading Foundations; Communication and Collaboration · 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; Engineering Design · Grade 6-8 Mathematics: Ratios and Proportional Relationships; Number Sense; Algebra and Functions; Geometry and Measurement; Data and Statistics; Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Reading Comprehension; Writing; Communication and Collaboration · 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: Data and Statistics; Numbers, Expressions, and Functions; Linear Equations and Inequalities; Quadratic and Exponential Functions; Systems of Equations and Inequalities; ASE; FF; MFD; MAA; MDS; MQ · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Reading Comprehension; Writing; Communication and Collaboration · 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; Engineering Design · Grade 3-5 Mathematics: Data Analysis; Geometry; Measurement; Number Sense; Computation · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Reading Comprehension; Writing; Reading Foundations; Communication and Collaboration · 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; Engineering Design · Grade 6-8 Mathematics: Ratios and Proportional Relationships; Number Sense; Algebra and Functions; Geometry and Measurement; Data and Statistics; Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Reading Comprehension; Writing; Communication and Collaboration · 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: Data and Statistics; Numbers, Expressions, and Functions; Linear Equations and Inequalities; Quadratic and Exponential Functions; Systems of Equations and Inequalities; ASE; FF; MFD; MAA; MDS; MQ · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Reading Comprehension; Writing; Communication and Collaboration · 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; Engineering Design · Grade 3-5 Mathematics: Data Analysis; Geometry; Measurement; Number Sense; Computation · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Reading Comprehension; Writing; Reading Foundations; Communication and Collaboration · 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; Engineering Design · Grade 6-8 Mathematics: Ratios and Proportional Relationships; Number Sense; Algebra and Functions; Geometry and Measurement; Data and Statistics; Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Reading Comprehension; Writing; Communication and Collaboration · 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: Data and Statistics; Numbers, Expressions, and Functions; Linear Equations and Inequalities; Quadratic and Exponential Functions; Systems of Equations and Inequalities; ASE; FF; MFD; MAA; MDS; MQ · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Reading Comprehension; Writing; Communication and Collaboration · Grade 9-12 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society
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