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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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STC Secondary: Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements Unit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Chemistry
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STC Literacy Series™: Changes

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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STC Literacy Series™: Technology of Paper, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
Grade 6
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Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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STCMS™: Structure and Function

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
The Protecting Whales teacher guide cover with a collage of images showing a mother and baby humpback whale, a whale fluke in front of a military ship, a whale fluke, and a whale fluke in front of a cargo ship.
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PROTECTING WHALES

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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
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STC Assessment Guide: Microworlds

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Why is My Shadow Shorter Sometimes and Longer Other Times?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September

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STC Program: Earth in Space Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Tami's Tower: Let's Think About Engineering

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Engineering Design
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NOAA View Data Imagery Portal

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Earth & Space Science
Webcast

Panel: Transforming STEM Education and Industry through an Accessibility Lens

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A group of students around s model of the Martian surface.
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DoD STARBASE

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Earth & Space Science
Earth from space
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Space Law-What Laws are There in Space?

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Earth & Space Science
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Harvard-MIT Science Research Mentoring Program

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Earth & Space Science
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STEM Education for Social Good

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Teaching ELL Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Education
What is Our Evidence That We Live On A Changing Earth?
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What Is Our Evidence That We Live on a Changing Earth?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Motion and Design

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Investigating Circuit Design– Generating Electric Energy

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Cover of the Biotechnology guide in Spanish with a DNA double helix
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¡BIOTECNOLOGÍA! ¿Cómo podemos crear un futuro sostenible usando labiotecnología de forma ética?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Tami's Tower Title Screen
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Tami's Tower: Pensemos en la ingeniería

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Engineering Design
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Sun STEM Toolkit

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Earth & Space Science
Webcast

Difficult Conversations in Extraordinary Times

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Education
Cover of the Ocean community research guide with an underwater photo of sea grass, fish, and sunlight through the water.
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Ocean! How can we create a sustainable future for the ocean?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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Diverse Stories of Resilience: Indigenous Wisdom

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Swing Along with a Pendulum: Clocking a Second Cover Image
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Swing Along with a Pendulum: Clocking a Second

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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Civil Air Patrol lessons to support the US Space Force

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Earth & Space Science