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Exploring Properties of Matter– Other Surface Features

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change Building a Sustainable Mindset
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Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change | Building a Sustainable Mindset

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Education
Sustainability
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STC Assessment Guide: Soils

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow? Teacher Guide
Curriculum

How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?

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Grade 2
Life Science
Sustainability
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 3: Learning More About Caterpillars

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Grade 1
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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Floating and Sinking– Which Things Float? Which Things Sink?

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Grade 2
Grade 3
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Webcast

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

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Curriculum

What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
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i3 PLC Leaders Becoming an Increasingly Effective Collaborative Team

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Education
A view of the night sky in gamma rays so it shows bright green with a small bit of red yellow and blue.
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Electromagnetic Spectrum Basics

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Earth & Space Science
Don't Call Me Extinct Podcasting Module
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Don't Call Me Extinct Podcasting Module

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Life Science
Sustainability
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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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Curriculum

How Can We Provide Energy to Meet Diverse Needs?

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
Sustainability
Webcast

Panel: Transforming STEM Education and Industry through an Accessibility Lens

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Curriculum

How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
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Organisms– Notebooking

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Spaceports by State

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NOAA SciJinks: It’s All About the Weather

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Earth & Space Science
How Can We Map Land and Water on Earth?
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How Can We Map Land and Water On Earth?

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Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space Transportation Careers

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Earth & Space Science
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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? NGSS-Aligned Teacher Companion Guide

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
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Grade 8
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Dressed to Protect

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Astronaut in the Space Station looking out a window down onto Earth.
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Space Junk Around Earth

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Earth & Space Science
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2013 Biodiversity: Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers

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Education
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Explore Smithsonian: What Internal Adaptations do Pandas Have to Eat Bamboo?

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Life Science
Curriculum

STCMS™: Ecosystems and Their Interactions

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Student Notebooking– Add an Envelope

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Education
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Explore Smithsonian: How Does a Curator of Great Cats Monitor the Health of Individual Lions in a Pride?

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Life Science
Sustainability
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Sample Populations of Fish and Invertebrates Along the Shorelines?

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Grade 3
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Grade 6
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Life Science
Sustainability
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Nirav Patel, Geospatial Data Scientist

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Earth & Space Science