Connect Classrooms to Industry with Scalable PreK–12 Pathways
PLTW delivers structured, scaffolded STEM and CTE programs designed to fit the pathways your school prioritizes.
PLTW Launch
PreK-5
42
- Life Science: Living and Nonliving Things
- Matter: Floating and Sinking
- Healthy Habits
- Spatial Sense and Coding
- Structure and Function: Exploring Design
- Pushes and Pulls
- Structure and Function: Human Body
- Animals and Algorithms
- Sunlight and Weather
- Living Things: Needs and Impacts
- Light and Sound
- Observing the Sun, Moon, and Stars
- Animal Adaptations
- Animated Storytelling
- Designs Inspired by Nature
- Materials Science: Properties of Matter
- Form and Function
- The Changing Earth
- Grids and Games
- Living Things: Diversity of Life
- Stability and Motion: Science of Flight
- Stability and Motion: Forces and Interactions
- Variation of Traits
- Programming Patterns
- Weather: Factors and Hazards
- Life Cycles and Survival
- Environmental Changes
- Input/Output: Computer Systems
- Input/Output: Human Brain
- Waves and Properties of Light
- Organisms: Structure and Function
- Earth: Past, Present, and Future
- Earth: Human Impact and Natural Disasters
- Energy Exploration
PLTW Gateway
6-8
11
- Building for the Future (NEW! 2026-27 School Year)
- App Creators
- Automation and Robotics
- Computer Science for Innovators and Makers
- Design and Modeling
- Energy and the Environment
- Flight and Space
- Green Architecture (Available through June 30, 2027)
- Magic of Electrons
- Medical Detectives
- Science of Technology
High School
9-12
20
- Algebra 1 Advantage
- Principles of AI
- Computer Science Essentials
- Computer Science Principles
- Computer Science A
- Cybersecurity
- Advanced Manufacturing (New)
- Engineering Essentials
- Introduction to Engineering Design
- Principles of Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering
- Civil Engineering and Architecture
- Computer Integrated Manufacturing
- Digital Electronics
- Environmental Sustainability
- Principles of Biomedical Science
- Human Body Systems
- Medical Interventions
- Biomedical Innovation
- PLTW Capstone
Biomedical Science Pathway
Expand engagement in PreK–12 science with a biomedical science pathway that makes meaningful problem-solving and hands-on exploration accessible through real-world scenarios and solution challenges.
PLTW Launch
PreK-5
9
PLTW Gateway
6-8
3
Computer Science Pathway
Discover a PreK–12 computer science pathway that builds relevant computational thinking, digital literacy, and AI skills through collaborative, project-based learning.
PLTW Launch
PreK-5
8
PLTW Gateway
6-8
3
Engineering Pathway
Explore a PreK–12 engineering pathway that engages students in real-world, hands-on design projects using techniques and concepts in robotics, architecture, manufacturing, civil engineering, and Industry 4.0.
PLTW Launch
PreK-5
13
High School
9-12
11
Earth and Space Sciences (Elementary)
See how PreK–5 Earth and Space Sciences modules in PLTW Launch connect across elementary, middle, and high school.
PLTW Launch
PreK-5
12
PLTW Gateway
6-8
2
Middle school units that extend, apply, or reinforce related concepts from PLTW Launch modules.
High School
9-12
1
High school courses that extend, apply, or reinforce related concepts from PLTW Launch modules.
Life Science (Elementary)
Discover how PreK–5 Life Science modules in PLTW Launch connect across elementary, middle, and high school.
PLTW Launch
PreK-5
12
PLTW Gateway
6-8
1
Middle school units that extend, apply, or reinforce related concepts from PLTW Launch modules.
High School
9-12
4
High school courses that extend, apply, or reinforce related concepts from PLTW Launch modules.
Physical Science (Elementary)
Follow PreK–5 Physical Science offerings from PLTW Launch into related middle and high school learning.
PLTW Launch
PreK-5
14
PLTW Gateway
6-8
10
Middle school units that extend, apply, or reinforce related concepts from PLTW Launch modules.
High School
9-12
9
High school courses that extend, apply, or reinforce related concepts from PLTW Launch modules.