Explore our Curriculum & Resources

Screenshot of an info graphic on learning science through inquiry
Resource

Learning Science Through Inquiry

This is a free resource
Artistic rendering of a satellite orbiting the moon.
Resource

NASA: Faces of Technology

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
An astronaut in a spacesuit on a spacewalk.
Resource

The U.S. Army in Space today and in the future

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Video

We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Education
A white rectangle with text saying You for Youth in the top left and a photo of a girl reading a book in the bottom right.
Resource

21st Century Community Learning Centers NASA Engineering Design Challenges

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
silhouette view of a man in front of blue computer network illustration
Resource

U.S. Space Force: Origins

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
A screen shot of a CNN video with of a command rom with mand standing in the center, two screens behind him, and a title at the bottom that say inside look at U.S. space force.
Resource

Life-saving warning': How Space Force detected missile launch

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

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

Filed Under
Kindergarten
Webcast

IDEAS in STEM: Building Positive STEM Identities in Students with Disabilities

This is a free resource
A view of the night sky in gamma rays so it shows bright green with a small bit of red yellow and blue.
Resource

Electromagnetic Spectrum Basics

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Video

Explore Smithsonian: How Can a Greenhouse Use Technology to Meet the Needs of Different Types of Plants?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2018-2019 District Report: Denver Public Schools
Resource

LASER 2018-2019 District Report: Denver Public Schools

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Education
Video

Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Inquiry 9.2 Prep Work

Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Animal Studies Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 4 earth and space science teachers guide cover
Curriculum

How Can We Stay Safe On A Changing Earth?

Filed Under
Grade 4
Earth & Space Science
Cover image for STEM Leadership Alliance 2020 presentation
Resource

An Integrated Approach to Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion (DEAI) in STEM

This is a free resource
Video

COSIP.TV: ¡COVID-19! ¿Cómo puedo protegerme a mí mismo y a los demás?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Illustration of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun from left to right and arrows going from Earth to the Moon and Moon to the Sun
Resource

NOAA SciJinks: It’s All About the Weather

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Video

Teaching ELL Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Education
How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?
Curriculum

How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?

Filed Under
Grade 5
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Plant Growth and Development Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Conserving Coral Reefs

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Education
Sustainability
Video

Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
Cover for Build Your Own Stylus
Resource

Build Your Own Touch Screen Stylus

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Video

Literacy Tool Use as an Integral Feature of Students’ “Science ing”

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Education
NSF logo of blue globe surrounded by yellow spikes and text that says NSF
Resource

Build and use a simple spectroscope

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Title screen of the educational physical science game, BumperDucks
Game

BumperDucks

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Catastrophic Events Unit Kit

Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Video

Working in groups

This is a free resource
Curriculum

STC Program: Microworlds Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science