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Distance Learning and Digital Resources from the Smithsonian

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Animal Studies– Materials and Organizations

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Kindergarten
Life Science
Title screen of the educational physical science game, BumperDucks
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BumperDucks

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Physical Science
How Do Living Things Stay Safe and Grow?
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How Do Living Things Stay Safe and Grow?

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Grade 1
Life Science
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Investigating Biodiversity and Interdependence– Investigating Fungi

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Grade 6
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Life Science
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Teaching English Language Learning Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Learning Science Through Inquiry

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

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Grade 6
Title screen for the educational kindergarten game, Shutterbugs: Wiggle and Stomp
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Shutterbugs: Wiggle and Stomp

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Grade 1
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Circular logo with a navy blue globe in the center and a ring of puzzle pieces around the globe. The puzzle pieces are all shades of blue and have white icons in them. The icons are a plant, telescope, rocket, robotic arm, book, flask, and  shield with a satellite.
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Space Career Resource Guide

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Land and Water– Literacy Integration (Sharing Predictions)

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Rocks and Minerals, 3rd Edition

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Matthew Tan, Aerospace Engineering Student at Stanford

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Earth & Space Science
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Organisms– Literacy Integration

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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STC Secondary: Investigating Circuit Design

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Physical Science
Cover of the grade 1 earth and space science teacher's guide
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How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Good Thinking: Make Sense of Science Class

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Illustration of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun from left to right and arrows going from Earth to the Moon and Moon to the Sun
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NOAA SciJinks: It’s All About the Weather

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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JAYO - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Fired Up About Energy

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Physical Science
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Teaching ELL Students– Small Group Work

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Curriculum

STC Program: Light Unit Kit

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Exploring the Nature of Light

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Physical Science
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Teaching ELL Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Using Weather Maps

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Earth & Space Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists use Electricity to Study Fish Populations?

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Life Science
Sustainability
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Collège les Colliberts Group 1 Capstone Video

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