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Earth Optimism Indonesia TV | Earth Optimism Education Series

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How to Best Support Your Child’s Science Learning in the Time of COVID-19

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Science: A Work in Progress

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Explore Smithsonian: Courtney Dressing - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Graduate Student

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Distance Learning and Digital Resources from the Smithsonian

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STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring Plants and Animals Two-Use Unit Kit

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STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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Physical Science
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360 Photos

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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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Autumn-Lynn Harrison - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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The cover of grade 5 life science teacher guide titled How can we predict change in ecosystems?
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How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems?

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Life Science
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English Learners in STEM: Realia Wall and Sentence Frames

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Smithsonian literacy materials

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Introducing: Good Thinking!

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STC Secondary: Exploring Plate Tectonics

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

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Implicit Bias: How it impacts DEAI efforts in K-12 STEM Education

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Sound– Lesson 10: Changing the Pitch by Changing the Tension

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Cover of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom with yellow background and 12 images in circles with tiger stripes, insect, fossil, and animal crossing sign.
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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Engineering Design
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STC Program: Ecosystems Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Animal Studies– Materials and Organizations

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Kindergarten
Life Science
Artistic rendering of a satellite orbiting the moon.
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NASA: Faces of Technology

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A gallery of eight people  and text hat says acquisitions, administration, aircraft maintenance, animal care, auditing, chaplain, civil engineering, and information technology.
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Air Force Civilian Careers

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

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Mousetrap Car

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Engineering Circuits

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Grade 8
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STC-Secondary™: Researching the Sun-Earth-Moon System

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Energy, Machines, and Motion Unit Kit

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Physical Science
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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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What Do Plants And Animals Need To Live?

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