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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Teacher Innovator Institute (TII)

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Curriculum

How Does Energy Move from One Object to Another?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September

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Smithsonian literacy materials

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STCMS™: Structure and Function

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Life Science
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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer (2018)

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Physical Science
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Morphy

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Life Science
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STC Secondary: Exploring Plate Tectonics

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Earth & Space Science
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2-Body Equation of Motion

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Soils– Organizing the Distribution Center

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Earth & Space Science
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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Earth & Space Science
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Make it Rain!

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Education
What is Our Evidence That We Live On A Changing Earth?
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What Is Our Evidence That We Live on a Changing Earth?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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Sugar Simulation

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Grade 5
Physical Science
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Organisms– Literacy Integration

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Life Science
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Build a CubeSat!

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Earth & Space Science
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LASER i3 in New Mexico

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Education
Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms - From Macro to Micro Unit Kit

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Grade 6
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Life Science
Curriculum

STC Program: The Technology of Paper Unit Kit

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Grade 3
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Ecosystems– Lesson 7: Joining Terrarium and Aquarium

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Increases in student achivement

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Floating and Sinking– Which Things Float? Which Things Sink?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 7: Hurricanes- Destructive Storms

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Earth & Space Science
How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?
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How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?

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Grade 5
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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STC Literacy Series™: Experiments with Plants, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
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Curriculum

STC Program: Rocks and Minerals, 3rd Edition

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Grade 2
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Explore the World of the Small: Measuring in Nanometers

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Grade 7
Grade 8
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Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space Transportation Careers

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 3: Learning More about Rocks

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