Minnesota Curriculum Alignment
Forward Education's hands-on STEM kits are aligned to Minnesota's adopted standards: the Minnesota Academic Standards in Science (2019), the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in Mathematics (2022 version, fully implemented 2027-28), the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in English Language Arts (2020), and the CSTA Computer Science Standards. Our alignment uses Minnesota's own benchmark codes and language exactly as published by the Minnesota Department of Education. Each alignment was built by reviewing individual lesson activities against specific benchmarks, one lesson at a time, across all six products in our kit ecosystem. Teachers in Minnesota 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.
Grades 3-124 subjects6 products
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: Data Analysis; Spatial Reasoning; Patterns and Relationships · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Exchanging Ideas · 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: Data Analysis; Spatial Reasoning; Patterns and Relationships · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Exchanging Ideas · 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 Analysis; Spatial Reasoning; Patterns and Relationships · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Exchanging Ideas · Grade 9-12 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society
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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: Data Analysis; Spatial Reasoning; Patterns and Relationships · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Exchanging Ideas · 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: Data Analysis; Spatial Reasoning; Patterns and Relationships · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Exchanging Ideas · 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 Analysis; Spatial Reasoning; Patterns and Relationships · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Exchanging Ideas · Grade 9-12 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society
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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: Data Analysis; Spatial Reasoning; Patterns and Relationships · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Exchanging Ideas · 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: Data Analysis; Spatial Reasoning; Patterns and Relationships · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Exchanging Ideas · 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 Analysis; Spatial Reasoning; Patterns and Relationships · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Exchanging Ideas · Grade 9-12 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society
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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: Data Analysis; Spatial Reasoning; Patterns and Relationships · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Exchanging Ideas · 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: Data Analysis; Spatial Reasoning; Patterns and Relationships · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Exchanging Ideas · 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 Analysis; Spatial Reasoning; Patterns and Relationships · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Exchanging Ideas · Grade 9-12 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society
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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: Data Analysis; Spatial Reasoning; Patterns and Relationships · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Exchanging Ideas · 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: Data Analysis; Spatial Reasoning; Patterns and Relationships · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Exchanging Ideas · 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 Analysis; Spatial Reasoning; Patterns and Relationships · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Exchanging Ideas · Grade 9-12 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society
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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: Data Analysis; Spatial Reasoning; Patterns and Relationships · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Exchanging Ideas · 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: Data Analysis; Spatial Reasoning; Patterns and Relationships · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Exchanging Ideas · 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 Analysis; Spatial Reasoning; Patterns and Relationships · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Exchanging Ideas · Grade 9-12 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society
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