Climate Action Kit lessons go beyond the basics of STEAM education—they’re about empowering students to tackle real-world climate challenges and make a difference. By combining hands-on learning with a purpose-driven approach, these lessons inspire students to think critically, collaborate, and create solutions that matter.
With the Climate Action Kit and Learning Platform content, you can transform generic “coding lessons” into engaging, real-world lessons on topics that captivate students. Instead of simply “learning to code,” students can take on projects like “saving sea turtles” or “building sustainable farms,” making the learning experience more meaningful and exciting. This approach especially connects with students who might be hesitant about coding and robotics, in general.
While designing our lessons, we keep the following pillars top of mind:
Purpose-driven Learning
Tackling Real-World Challenges
Using the Climate Action Kit is not just about building coding and robotic skills—it’s about using those skills for a purpose.
To accomplish this, the Climate Action Kit lessons always connect students to real-world climate challenges, such as renewable energy practices and water conservation. Through hands-on projects, students will develop a sense of agency and optimism around their ability to make a difference in important issues. To further inspire, each lesson is aligned with global frameworks like the UN Sustainable Development Goals, bridging local actions with global challenges and empowering students to contribute to a sustainable future for all.
STEAM Integration
Bridging Learning with Careers
Climate Action Kit lessons integrate science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) expectations with intentional career exploration to prepare students for the challenges of tomorrow. By tackling projects like building a vertical farm prototype or designing renewable energy systems, students link academic concepts to real-world applications.
To expand on their base projects, students can incorporate their own found materials, such as art supplies or LEGO blocks, to stretch their engineering, art, and design skills. Additionally, many lessons offer opportunities to apply math and science concepts by monitoring and analyzing collected environmental data. This interdisciplinary approach ensures that students not only develop workforce-ready skills, but also gain a well-rounded understanding of how the STEAM disciplines intersect in solving real-world problems.
Accessibility and Inclusion
Making Learning Meaningful for All
Every student deserves equitable and meaningful learning experiences. For this reason, our Climate Action Kit lessons embody Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles. By using frameworks like ‘Use, Modify, Create’, students will be offered choice over their learning pathways, ensuring accessibility and engagement for all abilities and experience levels.
Collaboration
Building Ideas Together
Collaboration lies at the heart of Climate Action Kit lessons. Students work together to brainstorm, problem-solve, and share projects, fostering creativity, mutual respect, and appreciation for diverse perspectives. By emphasizing Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), these lessons will also help students build empathy, resilience, and communication skills, equipping them to thrive both in the classroom and beyond.