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Bring STEELS to Life

Turn real-world climate challenges into powerful learning experiences

The Climate Action Kit makes it easy to teach STEELS-aligned content in engaging, student-centered ways — helping learners connect core science and engineering concepts to real-world climate challenges.

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Inspire students with real-world phenomena in Pennsylvania 

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Erie County’s first commercial solar farm

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Lake Erie’s budding wind energy industry

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Penn State’s efforts to save the bees

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Crawford County’s Electric vehicle charging stations

Every Lesson Includes

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Inquiry-Based Learning

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Embedded Scaffolding

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SEL Principles

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Phenomenon-Based

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Design Thinking (UDL)

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Real-World Problem Solving

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Project-based learning that brings PA science standards to life

Standards-aligned projects, plus crosswalks to show how every lesson ties into Pennsylvania’s grade-level standards.

  • Physical sciences
  • LIfe Sciences
  • Earth and Space Sciences
  • Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science
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Career Connected

Each Lesson includes links to various occupations to help connect the learning to real world pathways. 

This closely supports recruitment of learners into the trades or other critical STEM roles for the future of Pennsylvania’s economy.

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Flexible Entry Points for Diverse Learners

Each Climate Action Kit lesson includes differentiated pathways using the Use-Modify-Create approach — helping both beginner and experienced students build coding and problem-solving skills step by step, from guided use to independent creation.

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Lesson Alignment with STEELS

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Climate Action Kit

Our robotics components and building blocks are incredibly easy-to-use with the latest embedded smart technologies that take learning with micro:bit to the next level.

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Learning Platform

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Professional Development

We offer a series of virtual Professional Development training sessions and online, on-demand training content to help districts and educators get the most out of their Climate Action Kits in the classroom.

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