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Smithsonian Institution | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center
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Global Inspiration | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Smithsonian | January

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 14: Discovering that Butterflies are Insects

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Electric Circuits– Making a Filament

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Matthew Tan, Aerospace Engineering Student at Stanford

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Earth & Space Science
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Fired Up About Energy

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Land and Water– Literacy Extension

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Aww Snap! a Snapdragon Study

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Life Science
Mission to the Moon Model Cover Image
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Mission to the Moon Model

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How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Earth & Space Science
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Teaching ELL Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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STC Literacy Series™: Experiments with Plants, Pack of 8

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Curriculum

STC Secondary: Investigating Digestion and Motion

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Life Science
Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Exploring Planetary Systems

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Earth & Space Science
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Space Force Recruiting Site

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Teaching ELL Students– Small Group Work

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Circular logo with a navy blue globe in the center and a ring of puzzle pieces around the globe. The puzzle pieces are all shades of blue and have white icons in them. The icons are a plant, telescope, rocket, robotic arm, book, flask, and shield with a satellite.
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Space Career Resource Guide

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STC Literacy Series™: Rocks and Minerals

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Image of the Martian surface of reddish dust and rock and the rover on the right hand side.
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Destination Deep Space

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Webcast

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

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Illustrated Earth in space with two orbit circle around it
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Orbital Mechanics

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STC Living Materials Order Sheet, Microworlds

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

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Earth & Space Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 2: Caring for Caterpillars

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Why Right Brained is Wrong…Brained

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Orchids Attract Pollinators?

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Life Science
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Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light

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STC Secondary: Exploring Plate Tectonics

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Earth & Space Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists use Electricity to Study Fish Populations?

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Life Science
Sustainability
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Air Force Legacy

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