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STC Literacy Series™: The Life Cycle of Butterflies

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
A full moon above a treeline.
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Introduction to Moon Trees

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Balancing and Weighing

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

Life Cycles of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis - Moving the Crysalis Properly

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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Earth & Space Science
Video

Teaching ELL Students– Small Group Work

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Education
White rectangle with blue text that says Space Dynamics Laboratory Utah State University
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Space Dynamics Lab STEM K-12

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Rocks and Minerals, 3rd Edition

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
A square with a rocket launch in the bottom right corner text saying Ticket to Space in the top right corner and text saying the Air Up There in the bottom left corner.
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Podcast: Ticket to Space

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Exploring Planetary Systems– The Solar System:Design

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
A lighthouse between two palm trees
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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Kindergarten
Engineering Design
Curriculum

STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 6: Temperature, Pressure, and Cloud Formation

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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2013 Biodiversity: Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers

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Education
A gallery of eight people and text hat says acquisitions, administration, aircraft maintenance, animal care, auditing, chaplain, civil engineering, and information technology.
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Air Force Civilian Careers

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Earth & Space Science
Illustration of a rocket launch with text saying Go For Launch FAA.gov/space
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Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space Transportation Careers

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Experiments with Plants, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Curriculum

STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring Plants and Animals Two-Use Unit Kit

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Kindergarten
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Sound– Lesson 6: Vibrations We Can't See

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Kenny Harris, Senior Project Engineer - STEM Literacy Project

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Video

We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
Cover for Water Works
eBook

Water Works

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
Sustainability
Image of Earth from space with text that says lava flows
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EROS Image of the Week

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Earth & Space Science
Image of 3D printed guitar
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Match The Pitch!

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Engineering Design
Light Up the Cave title screen
App

Light Up the Cave

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Grade 1
Physical Science
Sugar Simulation screenshot
App

Sugar Simulation

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Grade 5
Physical Science
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Microworlds– Unit Preparation

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
Cover of the Ocean community research guide with an underwater photo of sea grass, fish, and sunlight through the water.
Curriculum

Ocean! How can we create a sustainable future for the ocean?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Save Weather Maps

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
The Protecting Whales teacher guide cover with a collage of images showing a mother and baby humpback whale, a whale fluke in front of a military ship, a whale fluke, and a whale fluke in front of a cargo ship.
Curriculum

PROTECTING WHALES

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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability