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James Webb Space Telescope STEM Toolkit

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Earth & Space Science
Webcast

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

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Curriculum

How Can We Stay Safe On A Changing Earth?

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Grade 4
Earth & Space Science
How Do Living Things Stay Safe and Grow?
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How Do Living Things Stay Safe and Grow?

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Grade 1
Life Science
Curriculum

STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring Forces and Motion Two-Use Unit Kit

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Kindergarten
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Cool to Carry

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
Curriculum

STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
Video

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

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Grade 3
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Grade 6
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Grade 8
Life Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Microworlds

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
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STC Assessment Guide: Plant Growth and Development

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Grade 3
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STC Literacy Series™: Rocks and Minerals

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Curriculum

How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Your Place In Space Career Profiles

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Weather Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Teen Astronomy Cafe

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Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Studying the Development and Reproduction of Organisms

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Curriculum

STC Program: Experiments with Plants Unit Kit

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Curriculum

STC Program: The Technology of Paper Unit Kit

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Curriculum

How Can We Be Ready for Weather?

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

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Education
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Motion and Design– Using Cooperation Cups

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Separating Solutes (Preparation for Lesson)

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Styling Sun Safety

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Grade 1
Kindergarten
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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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Webcast

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

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Curriculum

STC Program: Catastrophic Events Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Curriculum

STCMS™: Genes and Molecular Machines

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Chemistry
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Educating for Sustainable Development: Perspectives of U.S. and Global Educators Report

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Sustainability
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Bootons la COVID-19! Module

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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