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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Resources for Educators and Students

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Earth & Space Science
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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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Disaster Detector

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
A close up view of the James Webb Space Telescope's gold hexoganal primary mirror.
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James Webb Space Telescope STEM Toolkit

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Don't Call Me Extinct Podcasting Module
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Don't Call Me Extinct Podcasting Module

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Sustainability
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WOW! In the Classroom

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A yellow rectangle with a man in the center looking at an inset image of an image from the James Webb space telescope of the southern ring nebula that is blue oval with red radiating from it.
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Astrophysicist Explains first James Webb images

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Beats and Banjos

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Grade 1
Engineering Design
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STC Program: Organisms - From Macro to Micro Unit Kit

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Grade 6
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Life Science
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Space Environment

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Attack the Knack

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Education
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Your Place In Space Career Profiles

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What's the Code? Coding Robot Movements Using Sound

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Engineering Design
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Rainy Day Fabrics

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STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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LASER i3 Across 3 Regions

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Education
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STC Program: The Technology of Paper Unit Kit

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A black rectangle with a man on the left side and in illustration of an array of hexagonal gold mirrors and text saying Webb Space Telescope.
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Astrophysicist Answers YouTube's James Webb question

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How Can We Provide Energy to People’s Homes?

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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Explore Smithsonian: Courtney Dressing - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Graduate Student

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Education
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Mission to the Moon Model

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Grade 2
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Habitats

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Life Science
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How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
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STEM Education for Sustainable Development

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Teacher Innovator Institute (TII)

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Trait Tracker

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Building Networks and Enhancing Diversity in the K-12 STEM Teaching Workforce

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STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten