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Main screen for the educational earth science app, Weather Lab
App

Weather Lab

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Sunrise over Earth from space
Resource

An Introduction to Space Weather and the Space Weather Prediction Center

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Earth & Space Science
Storm Smart title screen, showing the title (Storm Smart), the play button, the credits button, and links to the Smithsonian Institution Privacy Statement and Smithsonian Kids Online Privacy Statement
App

Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
NOAA Logo
Resource

NOAA Teacher at Sea Program

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Lime green rectangle with a man on the right looking at an inset image of a neutron star which looks pink with rings of red surrounding it.
Resource

Astrophysicist Explains Dark Matter and 4 other Cosmic Phenomena

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A three tiered purple building with National Museum of African American History and Culture in white text
Resource

Through the Window and into the Mirror: Narratives of African American STEM Professionals

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Earth & Space Science
Webcast

Implicit Bias: How it impacts DEAI efforts in K-12 STEM Education

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Composite image of stars from the Chandra X-ray Telescope
Video

Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2017-2018 District Report: Aurora Public Schools
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LASER 2017-2018 District Report Highlights: Aurora Public Schools

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Education
Video

Land and Water– Lesson 2/3 The Water Cycle: Modeling Land and Water

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Illustration of the Earth and a satellite with an arrow showing gravity pulling toward the Earth.
Resource

Gravity

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Earth & Space Science
Zero Barriers in STEM Education Accessibility & Inclusion Workbook cover
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Zero Barriers in STEM Education Accessibility and Inclusion Workbook

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Education
microscopic image of a cell
Curriculum

STCMS™: Genes and Molecular Machines

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Chemistry
Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Researching the Sun-Earth-Moon System

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Woman soldier shaking hands with a student
Resource

Civil Air Patrol lessons to support the US Space Force

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Earth & Space Science
Logo that says Ladies of Landsat with a rendering of a landsat satelight
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Ladies of Landsat

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Earth & Space Science
Webcast

Difficult Conversations in Extraordinary Times

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Education
A rectangular image that is blue on the top and fades into rust orange with white text that says the Ocean X Climate Summit
Video

Ocean X Climate Summit

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Image of the interior of an observatory with white metal structure looking down at the primary mirror of the telescope.
Resource

How much corn could DKIST pop if DKIST could pop corn?

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Resource

STC Literacy Series™: Balancing and Weighing

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Curriculum

STC Program: Sound Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

Smithsonian literacy materials

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Curriculum

STC Program: Solids and Liquids Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Resource

Rainforest Protector

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A dark blue circle with a yellow telescope and planet with orange text that says science research mentoring program
Resource

Harvard-MIT Science Research Mentoring Program

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Earth & Space Science
Global Generations | The Global Classroom | November
Video

Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | November

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What Can Maps Tell Us About Land and Water on Earth?
Curriculum

What Can Maps Tell Us About Land and Water on Earth?

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Grade 2
Earth & Space Science
Photo of a beam of light coming from a flashlight
Resource

How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Weather Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Man looking at camera with bookshelf behind him.
Resource

Matthew Tan, Aerospace Engineering Student at Stanford

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Earth & Space Science