Curriculum/Texas

Texas TEKS Alignment: Science, Mathematics, and English Language Arts

Forward Education's hands-on STEM kits are aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): the Science TEKS (including the 2021 revisions), the Mathematics TEKS, the English Language Arts and Reading TEKS, and the CSTA Computer Science Standards. Our TEKS alignment covers grades 5 through 8, where our lesson content most directly supports Texas classrooms, and every alignment was verified against the TEKS as published by the Texas Education Agency, one lesson at a time, across all six products in our kit ecosystem. Teachers in Texas can confidently connect our resources to the knowledge and skills statements 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 5-8 TEKS4 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: Mathematical process standards; Number and operations; Algebraic reasoning; Geometry and measurement; Data analysis; Personal financial literacy · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Composition; Developing and sustaining foundational language skills; Knowledge Statement 7; Multiple genres; Author's purpose and craft; Inquiry and research · 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: Proportionality; Mathematical process standards; Number and operations; Expressions, equations, and relationships; Measurement and data; Personal financial literacy; Linear functions, equations, and inequalities; Quadratic functions and equations; Exponential functions and equations; Number and algebraic methods · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Composition; Developing and sustaining foundational language skills; Knowledge Statement 6; Multiple genres; Author's purpose and craft; Inquiry and research · Grade 6-8 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society · 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: Mathematical process standards; Number and operations; Algebraic reasoning; Geometry and measurement; Data analysis; Personal financial literacy · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Composition; Developing and sustaining foundational language skills; Knowledge Statement 7; Multiple genres; Author's purpose and craft; Inquiry and research · 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: Proportionality; Mathematical process standards; Number and operations; Expressions, equations, and relationships; Measurement and data; Personal financial literacy; Linear functions, equations, and inequalities; Quadratic functions and equations; Exponential functions and equations; Number and algebraic methods · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Composition; Developing and sustaining foundational language skills; Knowledge Statement 6; Multiple genres; Author's purpose and craft; Inquiry and research · Grade 6-8 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society · 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: Mathematical process standards; Number and operations; Algebraic reasoning; Geometry and measurement; Data analysis; Personal financial literacy · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Composition; Developing and sustaining foundational language skills; Knowledge Statement 7; Multiple genres; Author's purpose and craft; Inquiry and research · 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: Proportionality; Mathematical process standards; Number and operations; Expressions, equations, and relationships; Measurement and data; Personal financial literacy; Linear functions, equations, and inequalities; Quadratic functions and equations; Exponential functions and equations; Number and algebraic methods · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Composition; Developing and sustaining foundational language skills; Knowledge Statement 6; Multiple genres; Author's purpose and craft; Inquiry and research · Grade 6-8 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society · 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: Mathematical process standards; Number and operations; Algebraic reasoning; Geometry and measurement; Data analysis; Personal financial literacy · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Composition; Developing and sustaining foundational language skills; Knowledge Statement 7; Multiple genres; Author's purpose and craft; Inquiry and research · 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: Proportionality; Mathematical process standards; Number and operations; Expressions, equations, and relationships; Measurement and data; Personal financial literacy; Linear functions, equations, and inequalities; Quadratic functions and equations; Exponential functions and equations; Number and algebraic methods · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Composition; Developing and sustaining foundational language skills; Knowledge Statement 6; Multiple genres; Author's purpose and craft; Inquiry and research · Grade 6-8 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society · 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: Mathematical process standards; Number and operations; Algebraic reasoning; Geometry and measurement; Data analysis; Personal financial literacy · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Composition; Developing and sustaining foundational language skills; Knowledge Statement 7; Multiple genres; Author's purpose and craft; Inquiry and research · 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: Proportionality; Mathematical process standards; Number and operations; Expressions, equations, and relationships; Measurement and data; Personal financial literacy; Linear functions, equations, and inequalities; Quadratic functions and equations; Exponential functions and equations; Number and algebraic methods · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Composition; Developing and sustaining foundational language skills; Knowledge Statement 6; Multiple genres; Author's purpose and craft; Inquiry and research · Grade 6-8 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society · 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: Mathematical process standards; Number and operations; Algebraic reasoning; Geometry and measurement; Data analysis; Personal financial literacy · Grade 3-5 English Language Arts: Composition; Developing and sustaining foundational language skills; Knowledge Statement 7; Multiple genres; Author's purpose and craft; Inquiry and research · 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: Proportionality; Mathematical process standards; Number and operations; Expressions, equations, and relationships; Measurement and data; Personal financial literacy; Linear functions, equations, and inequalities; Quadratic functions and equations; Exponential functions and equations; Number and algebraic methods · Grade 6-8 English Language Arts: Composition; Developing and sustaining foundational language skills; Knowledge Statement 6; Multiple genres; Author's purpose and craft; Inquiry and research · Grade 6-8 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society · Grade 9-12 Computer Science: Algorithms and Design; Programming; Data and Analysis; Systems and Security; Computing and Society

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