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STC-Secondary™: Exploring Planetary Systems

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Earth & Space Science
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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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Grade 4
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Engineering Design
Sustainability
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Air Force K-12 Activities

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Match The Pitch!

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Engineering Design
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How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems?

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Grade 5
Life Science
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Milky Way Explorer

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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Sample Populations of Fish and Invertebrates Along the Shorelines?

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Life Science
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Students can’t wait for science!

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STEM Education for Social Good

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Changing Earth

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Engineering Design
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Curriculum

STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Explore Smithsonian: What External Adaptations do Pandas Have for Their Unique Diet?

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Life Science
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Learning Without Borders (Carol O’Donnell, 2018)

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Tami's Tower: Let's Think About Engineering

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Kindergarten
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How Can We Change Solids And Liquids?

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Grade 2
Physical Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Food Chemistry

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Grade 3
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Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive? المجتمعات المستدامة! كيف يمكننا مساعدة مجتمعنا على الازدهار؟

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High School
Sustainability
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STC Literacy Series™: Electric Circuits

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NASA Career Categories and Descriptions

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Department of Agriculture Moon Tree Scientists

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How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow? Teacher Guide
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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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Floating and Sinking– What Do We Know About Floating and Sinking?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Biotechnology! How can we ethically create a sustainable future using biotechnology?

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Grade 6
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High School
Sustainability
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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Drying Chromotography Paper

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Physical Science
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Beats and Banjos

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Engineering Design
Curriculum

STC Program: Land and Water Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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STC Assessment Guide: Plant Growth and Development

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Grade 3
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