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Milky Way Explorer

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Earth & Space Science
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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
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Chill Out: Tiny Refrigerator Saves Hubble Camera

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Earth & Space Science
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Shrinking Sutures

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
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Build and use a simple spectroscope

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Earth & Space Science
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Journey to the Sun

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Soils– Lesson 6: How Quickly Do Soils Settle in Water?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Johannes Kepler
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Kepler's Laws

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Ecosystems Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Plant Growth and Development– Planting the Seeds

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?

Curriculum

STC Program: Solids and Liquids Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Conserving Coral Reefs

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Education
Sustainability
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Teacher Professional Development Live

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Moving Assessment from the Dessert Menu to the List of Entrees

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Education
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Curriculum

How Can We Stop Soil From Washing Away?

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
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Ecosystems– Notebooking Strategies

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Cool to Carry

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Webcast

How to Best Support Your Child’s Science Learning in the Time of COVID-19

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Education
Large hadron collider
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Magnetism - Defending Our Planet, Defining The Cosmos

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Earth & Space Science
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Exploring Planetary Systems– Solar System Explorations

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Wilderness Watch!

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Engineering Design
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“The kids learn from each other!”

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Curriculum

How Can We Provide Energy to People’s Homes?

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
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Curriculum

How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
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Plant Growth and Development–Getting a Handle on Your Bee

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Balancing and Weighing Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Video

Sound– Lesson 9: Making Sounds with Strings

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Webcast

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

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Tami's Tower: Let's Think About Engineering

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Engineering Design