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Build and use a simple spectroscope

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Earth & Space Science
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FAA : Commercial Space 101

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Why Right Brained is Wrong…Brained

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Education
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Ecosystems– Lesson 2: Setting up the Terrarium

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Student Notebooking– Tools: Using a Lab Report Writing Wheel

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Education
Curriculum

Mosquito! How Can We Ensure Health For All From Mosquito-borne Diseases?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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STC Literacy Series™: Sound

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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U.S. Space Force: Make History :30 Commercial

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Earth & Space Science
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Smithsonian literacy materials

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
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Delilah Nunez, Systems Director, ESS Ground and Integration - STEM Literacy Project

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Inquiry science is the foundation

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Curriculum

STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Space Hitchhikers: The ESPA Ring

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Earth & Space Science
Webcast

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

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Why Invest in STEM?

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Education
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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
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Water Works

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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LASER i3 PLC Leaders Share Best Practices and Lessons Learned

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Education
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Curriculum

How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
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Tales of the modern astronomer

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

How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
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Space Force STEM Activities

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Earth & Space Science
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Distance Learning and Digital Resources from the Smithsonian

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Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Exploring Planetary Systems

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Electric Circuits

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Land and Water– Lesson 2 The Water Cycle: Modeling Land and Water

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Astrophysicist Explains first James Webb images

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Preparing young minds

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