Explore our Curriculum & Resources

Type

Grade

Topic

Composite image of stars from the Chandra X-ray Telescope
Video

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

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Video

Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Track and Monitor Blue Crab Populations in the Chesapeake Bay?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
Video

Explore Smithsonian: What Internal Adaptations do Pandas Have to Eat Bamboo?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Video

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

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Video

COSIP.TV: ¡COVID-19! ¿Cómo puedo protegerme a mí mismo y a los demás?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Video

Teacher Tips: Weather

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Video

Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
Video

Explore Smithsonian: How Are Optical Instruments Tested Before Space Flight?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

Mosquito! How Can We Ensure Health For All From Mosquito-borne Diseases?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Title screen for the interactive e-Book, Expedition: Insects
eBook

Expedition: Insects

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Life Science
Sustainability
The Environmental Justice Guide cover with a fist of blue sky and green grass in the foreground of a gray polluted scene.
Curriculum

Environmental Justice! How can we create environments that are healthy for everyone?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Video

Why is My Shadow Shorter Sometimes and Longer Other Times?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Cover of Stories of Women in STEM: Symbiosis with a green frog on a leaf
eBook

Stories of Women in STEM: Symbiosis

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Sustainability
Sustainable Communities
Curriculum

Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Cover of Biodiversity! guide in Spanish
Curriculum

¡Biodiversidad! ¿Cómo podemos equilibrar las necesidades de las personas con las necesidades de otros seres vivos?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Life Science
Sustainability
Video

Explore Smithsonian: How Can Electricity Correct a Telescope in Outer Space?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Video

Explore Smithsonian: How do Orchids Attract Pollinators?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Vaccines Cover
Curriculum

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

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Cover of COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? NGSS-Aligned Teacher Companion Guide
Curriculum

COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? NGSS-Aligned Teacher Companion Guide

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Video

Explore Smithsonian: How Can We Know About the Reproductive Cycle of an Animal by Its Poop?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Video

Explore Smithsonian: How Does a Curator of Great Cats Monitor the Health of Individual Lions in a Pride?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
Video

Explore Smithsonian: How can Scientists Track the Movement of an Invasive Species of Fish?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
the cover of the Biotechnology guide with a blue DNA helix and text saying Smithsonian Science for Global Goals and Biotechnology.
Curriculum

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

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Video

Bulldozing Technique for Science Class

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
Cover of the Biotechnology guide in Spanish with a DNA double helix
Curriculum

¡BIOTECNOLOGÍA! ¿Cómo podemos crear un futuro sostenible usando labiotecnología de forma ética?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Cover of Biodiversity guide with a photo of a coral reef and shoreling
Curriculum

Biodiversity! How can we balance the needs of people with the needs of other living things?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Life Science
Sustainability
A microscopic image of DNA helix with text that says Women in STEM: Biotechnology Smithsonian Science Education Center
eBook

Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Sustainability
Image of cover of "COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?" The main image is an illustration of the coronavirus.
Curriculum

COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability