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Distance Learning and Digital Resources from the Smithsonian

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Cover of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom teacher guide with a blue background and 12 images in circles with bicyclists, magnets, and a tire swing
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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
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Investigating Biodiversity and Interdependence– Investigating Fungi

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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Grade 1
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Grade 3
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Microworlds

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: The Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon

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Education
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What's the Code? Coding Robot Movements Using Sound

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Grade 4
Engineering Design
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STC-Secondary™: Researching Optical Systems

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Diverse Stories of Resilience: The Power of Community

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– Materials Considerations

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Rocks and Minerals– Creating Take Home Field Guides

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Grade 1
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Motion and Design Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Fired Up About Energy

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Physical Science
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Glider Guide

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Grade 2
Earth & Space Science
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Through the Window and into the Mirror: Narratives of African American STEM Professionals

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Earth & Space Science
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How Can We Change an Object’s Motion?

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Creature Feature: A Genes and Molecular Machines Lesson

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Balancing and Weighing Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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How Can We Be Ready for Weather?

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Grade 1
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Grade 4
Engineering Design
The Environmental Justice Guide cover with a fist of blue sky and green grass in the foreground of a gray polluted scene.
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Environmental Justice! How can we create environments that are healthy for everyone?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Grade 4 earth and space science teachers guide cover
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How Can We Stay Safe On A Changing Earth?

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Grade 4
Earth & Space Science
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Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
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Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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Explore the World of Small Through Virtual Reality

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Grade 5
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Grade 8
Education
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Air Force Legacy

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Earth & Space Science
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Collège les Colliberts Group 2 Capstone Video

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U.S. Space Force Supra Coder Program

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Earth & Space Science
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Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space Transportation Careers

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Earth & Space Science
Illustration of the earth from space and a orbit around it.
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Conservation of Energy & Momentum

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Earth & Space Science