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Smithsonian literacy materials

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
Grade 2 life science teacher's guide cover
Curriculum

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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Bulldozing Technique for Science Class

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Program: Plant Growth and Development Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Showbiz Safari

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
Mission to the Moon Model Cover Image
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Mission to the Moon Model

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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How Can I Help an Animal Cross the Road Safely?

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Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Video

Moving Assessment from the Dessert Menu to the List of Entrees

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Education
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Nonfiction 2 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
The yellow cover of a kindergarten engineering teachers guide
Curriculum

How Can We Stay Cool in the Sun?

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Kindergarten
Engineering Design
A light blue rectangle with a white jet on the left and white text that says national air and space museum Smithsonian on the right
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Women in Aviation and Space History

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Exploring the Properties of Matter Unit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Chemistry
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Explore Smithsonian: How can Scientists Track the Movement of an Invasive Species of Fish?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
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?

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Grade 5
Life Science
Cover of Biotechnology guide with blue DNA double helix
Curriculum

Biotechnology! How can we ethically create a sustainable future using biotechnology?

Webcast

IDEAS in STEM: Building Relationships

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Curriculum

STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
What Can Maps Tell Us About Land and Water on Earth?
Curriculum

What Can Maps Tell Us About Land and Water on Earth?

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Grade 2
Earth & Space Science
microscopic image of a cell
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STCMS™: Genes and Molecular Machines

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Chemistry
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Autumn-Lynn Harrison - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Education
How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?
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How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?

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Grade 2
Physical Science
Penguin Protection title screen
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Penguin Protection

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Grade 1
Life Science
LASER Focused on English Learners: PD plus an inquiry-based science curriculum improves K-8 teachers' perceived ability to support ELs and reduces the achievement gap in math and reading
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LASER Focused on English Learners - OELA 2020 Poster

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Education
Curriculum

STC Program: Comparing and Measuring, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Illustration of cubesat satellite with grey hexagonal body and blue solar panel wings
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Build a CubeSat!

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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
Curriculum

STCMS™: Ecosystems and Their Interactions

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science