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NOAA Data in the Classroom

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Mousetrap Car

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Curriculum

Climate Resilience!

Title screen for the educational earth science game, Disaster Detector.
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Disaster Detector

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Curriculum

Energy! How can we ensure sustainable energy for all?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
A white rectangle with blue text that says in Spanish Hispanos de la NASA.
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Hispanos de la NASA

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Weather

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
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Teacher Tips: Weather

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Channel Challenge!

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Engineering Design
How Can We Glide Like a Squirrel?
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How Can We Glide Like a Squirrel?

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
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STC Assessment Guide: Balancing and Weighing

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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STC Literacy Series™: Technology of Paper, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
Grade 6
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2-Body Equation of Motion

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Earth & Space Science
How Can We Predict When the Sky Will Be Dark?
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How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
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Commercial Space Data

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Curriculum

How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Grade 5
Earth & Space Science
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Department of Labor My Next Move - Explore Occupations

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Earth & Space Science
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Milky Way Explorer

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Earth & Space Science
Sir Isaac Newton
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Newton's Laws

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Earth & Space Science
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Space Weather

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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Kindergarten
Engineering Design
Cover of the Keep it Balanced activity with an illustration of the endocrine system and a hand holding cards that say blood sugar increases and blood sugar decreases
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Keep it Balanced

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Exploring Respiration and Circulation

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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Curriculum

STCMS™: Genes and Molecular Machines

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Chemistry
Curriculum

STC Program: Properties of Matter Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
The Protecting Whales teacher guide cover with a collage of images showing a mother and baby humpback whale, a whale fluke in front of a military ship, a whale fluke, and a whale fluke in front of a cargo ship.
Curriculum

PROTECTING WHALES

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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
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English Learners in STEM: Language Log

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Education