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How Can We Change Solids And Liquids?

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Physical Science
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Smithsonian literacy materials

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Johannes Kepler
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Kepler's Laws

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Earth & Space Science
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Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program

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Space Dynamics Lab STEM K-12

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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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Universities Space Research Association (USRA) Programs

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Student Notebooking– Tools: Using a Lab Report Writing Wheel

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Sir Isaac Newton
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Newton's Laws

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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STC Literacy Series™: Technology of Paper, Pack of 8

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Grade 6
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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change Building a Sustainable Mindset
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Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change | Building a Sustainable Mindset

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Sustainability
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 14: Discovering that Butterflies are Insects

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Life Science
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Fired Up About Energy

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Launch, Propulsion, and Re-entry

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How Can We Stop Land From Washing Away?

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
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Argos Education

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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Recording Earthquake Waves

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Food Chain Fix

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STC Living Materials Order Sheet, Microworlds

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

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Opening Our Minds & Success in Conservation - Plenary 1 - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists use Electricity to Study Fish Populations?

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Grade 3
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Life Science
Sustainability
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An Integrated Approach to Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion (DEAI) in STEM

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Investigating the Effects of Colliding Air Masses

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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2-Body Equation of Motion

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