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How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark? Teacher Guide cover
Curriculum

How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark?

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Grade 1
Physical Science
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Resource

NGA Explains: What is GPS?

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Earth & Space Science
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Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Curriculum

How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Grade 5
Earth & Space Science
Video

Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Creating a "Cheat Sheet"

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Exploring Planetary Systems

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Science: A Work in Progress

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Education
Yellow cover of grade 3 engineering teachers guide How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?
Curriculum

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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FAA : Commercial Space 101

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Resource

360 Photos

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Video

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

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Curriculum

STC Program: Electrical Energy and Circuit Design Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Video

Teaching ELL Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Education
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Weather Lab

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Penguin Protection

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Grade 1
Life Science
Webcast

Setting Up and Maintaining an Online Science Classroom for Success

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Education
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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 3: Learning More about Rocks

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Orbit Types

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Earth & Space Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate–Lesson 9: Ocean Currents-Using the Demo Box

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Image of the cover for Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Food! How do we ensure good nutrition for all?
Curriculum

Food! How Do We Ensure Good Nutrition for All?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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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Curriculum

How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need?

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
Video

“The kids learn from each other!”

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Video

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

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Curriculum

How Does Energy Move from One Object to Another?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
Video

i3 PLC Leaders Becoming an Increasingly Effective Collaborative Team

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Education
Video

Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Track and Monitor Blue Crab Populations in the Chesapeake Bay?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
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App

Sugar Simulation

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Grade 5
Physical Science
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Distance Learning and Digital Resources from the Smithsonian

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