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Ouch I Need A Bandage activity cover
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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Engineering Design
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Orbit Types

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Earth & Space Science
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Organisms– Notebooking

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Aquation: The Freshwater Access Game

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Grade 5
Sustainability
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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Convection in the Mantle

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Energy, Machines, and Motion Unit Kit

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Physical Science
Sustainable Communities
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Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive?

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Grade 6
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High School
Sustainability
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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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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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STC-Secondary™: Researching Optical Systems

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Impacting student learning

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U.S. Space Force Commercial: Space Is Hard

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STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Media Kit

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Explore Smithsonian: Dr. Avi Loeb - Jr. Professor of Science

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Education
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STC Literacy Series™: Sound

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PROTECTING WHALES

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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
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Ocean! How can we create a sustainable future for the ocean?

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High School
Sustainability
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists use Electricity to Study Fish Populations?

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Life Science
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Ask an Expert -- The Corona Spy Satellite

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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root

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Tami's Tower: Let's Think About Engineering

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Engineering Design
Webcast

Panel: Transforming STEM Education and Industry through an Accessibility Lens

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STC Secondary: Exploring the Properties of Matter Unit

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Grade 6
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Chemistry
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STC Literacy Series™: Weather

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Kindergarten
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Orchids Attract Pollinators?

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Life Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 2: Caring for Caterpillars

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Time: It’s Like, So Deep

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Effective Inquiry-Based STEM Education

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