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STC Assessment Guide: Microworlds

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
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Floating and Sinking– What Do We Know About Floating and Sinking?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Autumn-Lynn Harrison - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Education
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Dressed to Protect

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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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Earth & Space Science
Illustration of a rocket launch with text saying Go For Launch FAA.gov/space
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FAA : Commercial Space 101

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Title screen for the educational life science game, Morphy.
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Morphy

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Life Science
Curriculum

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

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Santiago-Blay

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Life Science
NSF logo of blue globe surrounded by yellow spikes and text that says NSF
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Build and use a simple spectroscope

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Earth & Space Science
A classroom of children with their hands raised looking at the teacher
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NOAA Educator Opportunities

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Earth & Space Science
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Digital Initiatives in STEM Education

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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
Yellow cover of grade 3 engineering teachers guide How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?
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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
Illustration of the Earth and a satellite with an arrow showing gravity pulling toward the Earth.
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Gravity

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Measuring Time Unit Kit

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Impact of Professional Development for Science Teachers

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Education
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Exploring Planetary Systems– Solar System Explorations

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Webcast

DCPS Resources and Strategic Plan to Address More Accessible and Inclusive Learning

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Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change Building a Sustainable Mindset
Webcast

Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change | Building a Sustainable Mindset

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Education
Sustainability
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Terita Norton, Electrical Engineer and Systems Director - STEM Literacy Project

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Curriculum

STC Program: Experiments with Plants Unit Kit

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
An artistic rendering of a spacecraft with grey body and solar panels.
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Spacecraft Subsystems

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Earth & Space Science
Anyone with a question can have a stem2d career poster with illustrations of people in STEM careers
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Anyone with a Question Can Have a STEM2D Career

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Education
A microscopic image of DNA helix with text that says Women in STEM: Biotechnology Smithsonian Science Education Center
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Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Program: Light Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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How Can I Help an Animal Cross the Road Safely?

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Two service members one standing on the ground one sitting in a flight simulator.
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Spin Cycle: Training for High G Flying

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Earth & Space Science
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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
Video

Preparing young minds

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