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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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EROS Image of the Week

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Floating and Sinking– Investigating Boat Designs

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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NASA STEM Engagement YouTube channel

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STC Literacy Series™: Weather

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Kindergarten
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STCMS™: Genes and Molecular Machines

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Chemistry
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STC Assessment Guide: Animal Studies

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

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Cité scolaire D'Arsonval Group 2 Capstone Video

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Collège les Colliberts Group 3 Capstone Video

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How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Grade 5
Earth & Space Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 1: Getting Ready for Caterpillars

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Microworlds

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Animal Studies–Science Vocabulary

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Soils– Materials Distribution: Roles and Responsibilities

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space 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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Don't Call Me Extinct Podcasting Module

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Light Up the Cave

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

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Sun STEM Toolkit

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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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STC Program: Catastrophic Events Unit Kit

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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Engineering Design
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Rainy Day Fabrics

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21st CCLC Summer Symposium Plenary, "Girls in STEM" featuring NASA women.

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STC Program: Comparing and Measuring, 2nd Edition

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Life-saving warning': How Space Force detected missile launch

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Ask an Expert -- The Corona Spy Satellite

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Teen Astronomy Cafe

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