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Floating and Sinking– How is Salt Water Different from Fresh Water?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Animal Studies– Observing Millipedes More Closely

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Grade 1
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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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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Curriculum

STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration (2018)

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Plant Growth and Development

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Earth As Art

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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Space Force STEM Activities

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Plant Growth and Development Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Distance Learning and Digital Resources from the Smithsonian

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Astrophysicist Explains Dark Matter and 4 other Cosmic Phenomena

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STEM Education for Social Good

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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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Grade 6
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Grade 8
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STC Assessment Guide: Changes

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Grade 5
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Space Weather and Earth's Aurora

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Earth & Space Science
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How Does Energy Move from One Object to Another?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Land and Water

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Engineering Circuits

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Grade 8
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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
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STC Assessment Guide: Motion and Design

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Spacecraft Subsystems

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Earth & Space Science
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WOW! In the Classroom

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Earth & Space Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Sample Populations of Fish and Invertebrates Along the Shorelines?

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Grade 6
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Life Science
Sustainability
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Climate Action! How can we mitigate human impacts on the atmosphere?

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Grade 6
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High School
Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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Pick Your Plate! Guía Global de Nutrición

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Grade 4
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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Title screen for the educational life science game, Morphy.
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Morphy

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Grade 3
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Life Science
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Home on the Range

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Grade 2
Life Science
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Program: The Technology of Paper Unit Kit

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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
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Tami's Tower: Let's Think About Engineering

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Engineering Design
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"Inquiry-based learning is incredible!"

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