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Curriculum

How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
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App

Sunlight on the National Mall

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
Video

Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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

Providing STEM Education to Underserved and Vulnerable Populations PowerPoint

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Curriculum

STC Secondary: Exploring Respiration and Circulation

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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Grade 3
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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Education
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National Science Foundation and National Solar Observatory Google Classrooms

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Earth & Space Science
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Game

Explore the World of Small Through Virtual Reality

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
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Ladies of Landsat

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Earth & Space Science
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Floating and Sinking– Making a Sinker Float

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

STC Literacy Series™: Changes

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Video

Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 4: Heat Transfer and the Movement of Air

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Video

Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Organization!

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Dajopen

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Education
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Understanding Weather and Climate

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Earth & Space Science
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Women in Aviation and Space History

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Earth & Space Science
Video

We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
Webcast

Zero Barriers in STEM Education Summit: Keynote Address & Closing Remarks

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Curriculum

STC Program: The Technology of Paper Unit Kit

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Curriculum

STC Program: Electrical Energy and Circuit Design Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Curriculum

National Geospatial -Intelligence Agency Mapping Moments: Lunar Module Simulator

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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Video

Exploring Planetary Systems– Other Surface Features: Don't Hurry the Slurry

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Grade 5
Earth & Space Science
Sustainable Communities
Curriculum

Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Video

Teaching English Language Learning Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Education
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Investigating Circuit Design

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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America's First Food Spy Podcasting Module

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Gravity

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Earth & Space Science