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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Engineering Design
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STC Literacy Series™: Animal Studies

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STC Literacy Series™: The Life Cycle of Butterflies

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Kindergarten
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STC Program: Rocks and Minerals Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root

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Education
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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Floating and Sinking– What Do We Know About Floating and Sinking?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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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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NASA's Sustainable Aviation STEM Toolkit

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

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STC Assessment Guide: Chemical Tests

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NGA Explains: What is GPS?

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Earth & Space Science
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Newton's Laws

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Earth & Space Science
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Bike Powered Generator featuring Mr. Harrison

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Physical Science
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STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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Physical Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Ecosystems

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
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NASA STEM Engagement YouTube channel

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Students can’t wait for science!

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Student Notebooking– Add an Envelope

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Space Environment

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Earth & Space Science
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Distance Learning and Digital Resources from the Smithsonian

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Using Weather Maps

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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Collège les Colliberts Group 2 Capstone Video

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Glider Guide

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Grade 2
Earth & Space Science
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NASA - Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

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¡Biodiversidad! ¿Cómo podemos equilibrar las necesidades de las personas con las necesidades de otros seres vivos?

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Grade 6
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High School
Life Science
Sustainability
How Can We Glide Like a Squirrel?
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How Can We Glide Like a Squirrel?

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounts, and Elements– Marking Chromotography Paper

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Physical Science
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Orbital Mechanics

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Remote Sensing Classroom

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