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WOW! In the Classroom

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Earth & Space Science
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Floating and Sinking– Investigating Boat Designs

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
The purple cover of grade 3 earth science teachers guide
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How Do Weather and Climate Affect Our Lives?

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Grade 3
Earth & Space Science
Webcast

IDEAS in STEM: Building Positive STEM Identities in Students with Disabilities

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STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring the World Set

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Kindergarten
Illustration of a rocket launch with text saying Go For Launch FAA.gov/space
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Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space Transportation Careers

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Smithsonian Institution | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center
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Global Inspiration | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Smithsonian | January

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Explore Smithsonian: How Can a Greenhouse Use Technology to Meet the Needs of Different Types of Plants?

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Life Science
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Expedition: Insects

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Grade 3
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Life Science
Sustainability
Webcast

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

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Hands-on science and non-English speakers

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Curriculum

STC Program: Light Unit Kit

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Grade 6
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Grade 8
Physical Science
Image of a yellow 3D printed anemometer with a base, a pencil as a vertical component and four half spheres on a horizonal top piece
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Anemometer Energy!

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Engineering Design
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Sunlight on the National Mall

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
A yellow rectangle with a man in the center looking at an inset image of an image from the James Webb space telescope of the southern ring nebula that is blue oval with red radiating from it.
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Astrophysicist Explains first James Webb images

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A lighthouse between two palm trees
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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Engineering Design
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Focus on the Stuff

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Education
Cover of the grade 4 physical science teachers guide
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How Does Energy Move from One Object to Another?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
Round seal with a bald eagle in the middle, e pluribus unum on paper in its beak, olive branch in one talon and arrows in the other, vertical depiction of the US flag on its body and a globe behind it. There is a ring of stars around the eagle and globe and then a circle of text that says the Office of the Director of National Intelligence United States of America.
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Intelligence Community Career Opportunities; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math(STEM) Majors

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Earth & Space Science
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Good Thinking: Make Sense of Science Class

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Education
Curriculum

STC Program: Animal Studies Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
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STC Assessment Guide: Plant Growth and Development

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
A title page from Lycée Vaucanson and Our Lady of Lourdes Academy Team capstone prject with the Biodiversity guide cover and the two school logos
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Lycée Vaucanson and Our Lady of Lourdes Academy Team

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Scientists observe, share, collaborate

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Sound– Lesson 10: Changing the Pitch by Changing the Tension

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
Cover of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom with yellow background and 12 images in circles with tiger stripes, insect, fossil, and animal crossing sign.
Curriculum

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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Explore Smithsonian: How Can Electricity Correct a Telescope in Outer Space?

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
Image of a man giving a lecture in front of a satellite in a museum
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Ask an Expert -- The Corona Spy Satellite

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Earth & Space Science
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Exploring Planetary Systems– Other Surface Features : Materials and Safety

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science