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Students can’t wait for science!

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A view of the night sky in gamma rays so it shows bright green with a small bit of red yellow and blue.
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Electromagnetic Spectrum Basics

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Earth & Space Science
Illustration of the Earth and a satellite with an arrow showing gravity pulling toward the Earth.
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Gravity

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Earth & Space Science
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"The staff love the PD"

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Good Thinking: Make Sense of Science Class

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Education
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Classical Orbital Elements (COEs)

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Earth & Space Science
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Build Your Own Touch Screen Stylus

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Grade 6
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Image of the earth from space with the moon behind it and peaking out above Earth with a silhouette of a child and a bike in the image of the Moon.
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Nuclear Frontiers

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Earth & Space Science
How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow? Teacher Guide
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How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?

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Grade 2
Life Science
Sustainability
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Conservation of Energy & Momentum

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Plant Growth and Development

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Grade 3
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Ecosystems– Lesson 7: Joining Terrarium and Aquarium

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Students in Benin gather around a sanitation station
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Bootons la COVID-19! Module

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Education
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‘Tis the Season for a Reason

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Earth & Space Science
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U.S. Space Force: Origins

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Electric Circuits Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Women in Aviation and Space History

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Earth & Space Science
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IDEAS in STEM: Building Positive STEM Identities in Students with Disabilities

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National Science Foundation and National Solar Observatory Google Classrooms

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Earth & Space Science
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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?

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Grade 3
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Grade 6
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High School
Sustainability
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Space Force STEM Activities

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Earth & Space Science
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Missile Warning and Space Surveillance

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Earth & Space Science
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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
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Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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Grade 3
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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
Illustration of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun from left to right and arrows going from Earth to the Moon and Moon to the Sun
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NOAA SciJinks: It’s All About the Weather

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Earth & Space Science
Cover of the Keep it Balanced activity with an illustration of the endocrine system and a hand holding cards that say blood sugar increases and blood sugar decreases
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Keep it Balanced

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Comparing and Measuring Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Curriculum

How Do Weather And Climate Affect Our Lives?

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Grade 3
Earth & Space Science
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What Do Plants And Animals Need To Live?

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Kindergarten
Life Science
Sustainability
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Exploring Planetary Systems– Other Surface Features: Don't Hurry the Slurry

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science