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STC Program: Weather Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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USPTO's National Summer Teacher Institute

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Astronaut in the Space Station looking out a window down onto Earth.
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Space Junk Around Earth

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Motion and Design

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Collage of illustrations of the Earth, the Sun, and satellites
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NOAA Satellite and Information Service Infographics

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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
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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Illustration of Earth with three concentric circles around it.
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Orbit Types

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Earth & Space Science
cover of Smihsonian Science for Global Goals Energy guide with solar panels, plants, wind turbines, and power lines.
Curriculum

Energy! How can we ensure sustainable energy for all?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Mousetrap Car

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Resource

STC Assessment Guide: Rocks and Minerals

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Animal Studies– Observing Millipedes More Closely

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
Tami's Tower Title Screen
Game

Tami's Tower: Pensemos en la ingeniería

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Engineering Design
Cover of the grade 4 life science teacher guide with the title how can animals use their senses to communicate and images of fireflies, birds and eyes
Curriculum

How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2017-2018 District Report: Denver Public Schools
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LASER 2017-2018 District Report Highlights: Denver Public Schools

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Education
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Electric Circuits– Making a Filament

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Storm Smart title screen, showing the title (Storm Smart), the play button, the credits button, and links to the Smithsonian Institution Privacy Statement and Smithsonian Kids Online Privacy Statement
App

Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Webcast

Panel: Transforming STEM Education and Industry through an Accessibility Lens

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Teaching English Language Learning Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Education
The Protecting Whales teacher guide cover with a collage of images showing a mother and baby humpback whale, a whale fluke in front of a military ship, a whale fluke, and a whale fluke in front of a cargo ship.
Curriculum

PROTECTING WHALES

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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Cari

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Earth & Space Science
Video

Rainy Day Fabrics

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Earth & Space Science
yellow cover of How Can We Provide Energy to People’s Homes?
Curriculum

How Can We Provide Energy to People’s Homes?

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
An illustration of a coffee mug with a spoon in it and text that says teen astronomy cafe
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Teen Astronomy Cafe

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A black rectangle with an illustration of a crescent moon and the text NASA eclips
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NASA eClips: Careers at NASA - More than just astronauts

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Earth & Space Science
Webcast

IDEAS in STEM: Building Positive STEM Identities in Students with Disabilities

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Cover for Beats and Banjos
eBook

Beats and Banjos

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Grade 1
Engineering Design
Sunlight on the National Mall title
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Sunlight on the National Mall

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
Video

Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

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