Explore our Curriculum & Resources

Cover of Biodiversity guide with a photo of a coral reef and shoreling
Curriculum

Biodiversity! How can we balance the needs of people with the needs of other living things?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Life Science
Sustainability
Styling Sun Safety activity cover
Resource

Styling Sun Safety

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 1
Kindergarten
Webcast

Zero Barriers in STEM Education Summit: Keynote Address & Closing Remarks

This is a free resource
A blue sky with a rocket launching vertically with white smoke beneath it
Resource

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Your Place In Space Career Profiles

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Video

Why Invest in STEM?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Education
Resource

STC Assessment Guide: Rocks and Minerals

Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Cover of grade 2 physical science teacher's guide
Curriculum

How Can We Change Solids And Liquids?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 2
Physical Science
A satellite with grey body and blue solar panels orbiting Earth.
Resource

NGA Explains: What is GPS?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Don't Call Me Extinct Podcasting Module
Resource

Don't Call Me Extinct Podcasting Module

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Life Science
Sustainability
Video

Exploring Planetary Systems– Other Surface Features: Don't Hurry the Slurry

Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Circular logo with a navy blue globe in the center and a ring of puzzle pieces around the globe. The puzzle pieces are all shades of blue and have white icons in them. The icons are a plant, telescope, rocket, robotic arm, book, flask, and  shield with a satellite.
Resource

Space Career Resource Guide

This is a free resource
Curriculum

STC Program: Properties of Matter Unit Kit

Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Exploring Respiration and Circulation

Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Resource

STC Assessment Guide: Magnets and Motors

Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September
Video

Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September

Video

We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Education
Yellow cover of grade 3 engineering teachers guide How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?
Curriculum

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

Filed Under
Grade 3
Engineering Design
Illustration of a rocket launch with text saying Go For Launch FAA.gov/space
Resource

Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space Transportation Careers

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?
Curriculum

How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?

Filed Under
Grade 5
Physical Science
A desert habitat in Habitats
Game

Habitats

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Life Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Weather Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

Filed Under
Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Sustainable Communities
Curriculum

Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Artistic line art rendering of a satellite with green gas coming out of it.
Resource

Space Environment

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Video

English Learners in STEM: Language Log

Filed Under
Education
A blue tone image of the Smithsonian castle with text that says Stories of women in STEM at the Smithsonian
eBook

Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
Video

"The staff love the PD"

This is a free resource
The cover of grade 5 life science teacher guide titled How can we predict change in ecosystems?
Curriculum

How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems?

Filed Under
Grade 5
Life Science
Menu screen of aquation with 5 icons of water bottle, bucket, hose, canteen and watering can
Game

Aquation: The Freshwater Access Game

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 5
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Students in Benin gather around a sanitation station
Video

Bootons la COVID-19! Module

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Education