New York Next Generation Learning Standards Alignment: NGLS, NYSSLS, and CSDF

Forward Education's hands-on STEM kits are aligned to New York's adopted standards: the New York State Next Generation Mathematics and ELA Learning Standards (2017), the New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS), and the New York State K-12 Computer Science and Digital Fluency Learning Standards (CSDF). New York revised its learning standards, and our alignment follows the New York codes and wording, including the course-based Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II organization and the CSDF concept areas of Computational Thinking, Networks and Systems Design, Cybersecurity, Digital Literacy, and Impacts of Computing. 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 New York 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; Engineering Design · Grade 3-5 Mathematics: Operations and Algebraic Thinking; Number and Operations in Base Ten; Fractions; Measurement and Data; Geometry · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Reading: Foundational Skills; Reading; Writing; Speaking and Listening; Language · Grade 3-5 Computer Science: Impacts of Computing; Computational Thinking; Networks and Systems Design; Cybersecurity; Digital Literacy · Grade 6-8 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences; Engineering Design · Grade 6-8 Mathematics: Ratios and Proportional Relationships; The Number System; Expressions and Equations; Functions; Geometry; Statistics and Probability · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Speaking and Listening; Language · Grade 6-8 Computer Science: Impacts of Computing; Computational Thinking; Networks and Systems Design; Cybersecurity; Digital Literacy · Grade 9-12 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences; Engineering Design · Grade 9-12 Mathematics: Number and Quantity; Algebra; Functions; Geometry; Statistics and Probability · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Speaking and Listening; Language · Grade 9-12 Computer Science: Impacts of Computing; Computational Thinking; Networks and Systems Design; Cybersecurity; Digital Literacy

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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; Engineering Design · Grade 3-5 Mathematics: Operations and Algebraic Thinking; Number and Operations in Base Ten; Fractions; Measurement and Data; Geometry · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Reading: Foundational Skills; Reading; Writing; Speaking and Listening; Language · Grade 3-5 Computer Science: Impacts of Computing; Computational Thinking; Networks and Systems Design; Cybersecurity; Digital Literacy · Grade 6-8 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences; Engineering Design · Grade 6-8 Mathematics: Ratios and Proportional Relationships; The Number System; Expressions and Equations; Functions; Geometry; Statistics and Probability · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Speaking and Listening; Language · Grade 6-8 Computer Science: Impacts of Computing; Computational Thinking; Networks and Systems Design; Cybersecurity; Digital Literacy · Grade 9-12 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences; Engineering Design · Grade 9-12 Mathematics: Number and Quantity; Algebra; Functions; Geometry; Statistics and Probability · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Speaking and Listening; Language · Grade 9-12 Computer Science: Impacts of Computing; Computational Thinking; Networks and Systems Design; Cybersecurity; Digital Literacy

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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; Engineering Design · Grade 3-5 Mathematics: Operations and Algebraic Thinking; Number and Operations in Base Ten; Fractions; Measurement and Data; Geometry · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Reading: Foundational Skills; Reading; Writing; Speaking and Listening; Language · Grade 3-5 Computer Science: Impacts of Computing; Computational Thinking; Networks and Systems Design; Cybersecurity; Digital Literacy · Grade 6-8 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences; Engineering Design · Grade 6-8 Mathematics: Ratios and Proportional Relationships; The Number System; Expressions and Equations; Functions; Geometry; Statistics and Probability · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Speaking and Listening; Language · Grade 6-8 Computer Science: Impacts of Computing; Computational Thinking; Networks and Systems Design; Cybersecurity; Digital Literacy · Grade 9-12 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences; Engineering Design · Grade 9-12 Mathematics: Number and Quantity; Algebra; Functions; Geometry; Statistics and Probability · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Speaking and Listening; Language · Grade 9-12 Computer Science: Impacts of Computing; Computational Thinking; Networks and Systems Design; Cybersecurity; Digital Literacy

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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; Engineering Design · Grade 3-5 Mathematics: Operations and Algebraic Thinking; Number and Operations in Base Ten; Fractions; Measurement and Data; Geometry · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Reading: Foundational Skills; Reading; Writing; Speaking and Listening; Language · Grade 3-5 Computer Science: Impacts of Computing; Computational Thinking; Networks and Systems Design; Cybersecurity; Digital Literacy · Grade 6-8 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences; Engineering Design · Grade 6-8 Mathematics: Ratios and Proportional Relationships; The Number System; Expressions and Equations; Functions; Geometry; Statistics and Probability · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Speaking and Listening; Language · Grade 6-8 Computer Science: Impacts of Computing; Computational Thinking; Networks and Systems Design; Cybersecurity; Digital Literacy · Grade 9-12 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences; Engineering Design · Grade 9-12 Mathematics: Number and Quantity; Algebra; Functions; Geometry; Statistics and Probability · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Speaking and Listening; Language · Grade 9-12 Computer Science: Impacts of Computing; Computational Thinking; Networks and Systems Design; Cybersecurity; Digital Literacy

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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; Engineering Design · Grade 3-5 Mathematics: Operations and Algebraic Thinking; Number and Operations in Base Ten; Fractions; Measurement and Data; Geometry · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Reading: Foundational Skills; Reading; Writing; Speaking and Listening; Language · Grade 3-5 Computer Science: Impacts of Computing; Computational Thinking; Networks and Systems Design; Cybersecurity; Digital Literacy · Grade 6-8 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences; Engineering Design · Grade 6-8 Mathematics: Ratios and Proportional Relationships; The Number System; Expressions and Equations; Functions; Geometry; Statistics and Probability · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Speaking and Listening; Language · Grade 6-8 Computer Science: Impacts of Computing; Computational Thinking; Networks and Systems Design; Cybersecurity; Digital Literacy · Grade 9-12 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences; Engineering Design · Grade 9-12 Mathematics: Number and Quantity; Algebra; Functions; Geometry; Statistics and Probability · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Speaking and Listening; Language · Grade 9-12 Computer Science: Impacts of Computing; Computational Thinking; Networks and Systems Design; Cybersecurity; Digital Literacy

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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; Engineering Design · Grade 3-5 Mathematics: Operations and Algebraic Thinking; Number and Operations in Base Ten; Fractions; Measurement and Data; Geometry · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Reading: Foundational Skills; Reading; Writing; Speaking and Listening; Language · Grade 3-5 Computer Science: Impacts of Computing; Computational Thinking; Networks and Systems Design; Cybersecurity; Digital Literacy · Grade 6-8 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences; Engineering Design · Grade 6-8 Mathematics: Ratios and Proportional Relationships; The Number System; Expressions and Equations; Functions; Geometry; Statistics and Probability · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Speaking and Listening; Language · Grade 6-8 Computer Science: Impacts of Computing; Computational Thinking; Networks and Systems Design; Cybersecurity; Digital Literacy · Grade 9-12 Science: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Earth and Space Sciences; Engineering Design · Grade 9-12 Mathematics: Number and Quantity; Algebra; Functions; Geometry; Statistics and Probability · Grade 9-12 English Language Arts: Reading; Writing; Speaking and Listening; Language · Grade 9-12 Computer Science: Impacts of Computing; Computational Thinking; Networks and Systems Design; Cybersecurity; Digital Literacy

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