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

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Earth & Space Science
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
Cover for Science Starts With a Question: Energy
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Science Starts With a Question: Energy (Student Guide)

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Physical Science
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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Mousetrap Car

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
Illustrated moon surface with text that says teaching with telescopes.
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Teaching with Telescopes

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Illustration of Earth with one yellow elliptical orbit
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Classical Orbital Elements (COEs)

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A full moon above a treeline.
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Introduction to Moon Trees

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Illustration of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun from left to right and arrows going from Earth to the Moon and Moon to the Sun
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NOAA SciJinks: It’s All About the Weather

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A group of students around s model of the Martian surface.
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DoD STARBASE

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Earth & Space Science
A screen shot of a CNN video with of a command rom with mand standing in the center, two screens behind him, and a title at the bottom that say inside look at U.S. space force.
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Life-saving warning': How Space Force detected missile launch

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Bike Powered Generator featuring Mr. Harrison

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Physical Science
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Exploring Planetary Systems– Solar System Explorations

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Illustration of cubesat satellite with grey hexagonal body and blue solar panel wings
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Build a CubeSat!

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A line art illustration of a person reaching for a yellow star with text that says Soaring beyond expectations
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21st CCLC Summer Symposium Plenary, "Girls in STEM" featuring NASA women.

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Earth & Space Science
A view of the night sky in gamma rays so it shows bright green with a small bit of red yellow and blue.
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Electromagnetic Spectrum Basics

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Teacher Tips: Land and Water

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Earth & Space Science
Image of the Martian surface of reddish dust and rock and the rover on the right hand side.
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Destination Deep Space

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Earth & Space Science
A satellite with grey body and blue solar panels orbiting Earth.
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NGA Explains: What is GPS?

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A blue circle with an eagle head above a green shield with a green ring around the circle with text that says Department of Energy United States of America.
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Department of Energy STEM Opportunities and Resources

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Earth & Space Science
A three tiered purple building with National Museum of African American History and Culture in white text
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Through the Window and into the Mirror: Narratives of African American STEM Professionals

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Earth & Space Science
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Resources for Educators and Students

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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
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Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
NSF logo of blue globe surrounded by yellow spikes and text that says NSF
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Build and use a simple spectroscope

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Earth & Space Science
A white rectangle with blue text that says in Spanish Hispanos de la NASA.
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Hispanos de la NASA

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Earth & Space Science
Man looking at camera with bookshelf behind him.
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Matthew Tan, Aerospace Engineering Student at Stanford

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Earth & Space Science
A blue globe with text that says NSF a ring of gold spikes around the globe.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics Classroom Resources

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Earth & Space Science
A satellite image of clouds over the United States
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NOAA View Data Imagery Portal

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

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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Earth & Space Science
Cover of Un problema de peso with photos of backpacks
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UN PROBLEMA DE PESO

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Grade 5
Physical Science