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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 2: Caring for Caterpillars

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

STCMS™: Earth's Dynamic Systems

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Researching Optical Systems

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
the blue cover of grade 4 physical science teachers guide
Curriculum

How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Ecosystems Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Image of the earth from space with the moon behind it and peaking out above Earth with a silhouette of a child and a bike in the image of the Moon.
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Nuclear Frontiers

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Earth & Space Science
Title screen for the education life science game, Showbiz Safari
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Showbiz Safari

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
Title of the Includes sourcebook with the Smithsonian Science Education Center, NSF, and Howard University logos
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Building Networks and Enhancing Diversity in the K-12 STEM Teaching Workforce

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Education
A black rectangle with a man on the left side and in illustration of an array of hexagonal gold mirrors and text saying Webb Space Telescope.
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Astrophysicist Answers YouTube's James Webb question

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Curriculum

STC Program: Rocks and Minerals Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Illustration of Earth with satellite orbiting it
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2-Body Equation of Motion

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Earth & Space Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 1: Getting Ready for Caterpillars

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life 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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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Measuring Time, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
Grade 6
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Natural Selection: Common Misconceptions

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Life Science
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Distance Learning and Digital Resources from the Smithsonian

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Sunlight on the National Mall title
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Sunlight on the National Mall

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
Purple teachers guide cover of kindergarten earth and space science
Curriculum

How Can We Be Ready for Weather?

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Organization!

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Effective Inquiry-Based STEM Education

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

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Earth & Space Science
How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?
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How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?

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Grade 2
Physical Science
An illustrated image of a living room with a couch and a tv and white wave lines going across the image in all directions
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NASA - Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Earth & Space Science
Webcast

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

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Cover of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom with yellow background and 12 images in circles with tiger stripes, insect, fossil, and animal crossing sign.
Curriculum

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
Man in a suit stands in front of a clean room with two workers.
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Plug-N-Play Satellites

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Earth & Space Science
the yellow cover of grade 2 engineering teachers guide
Curriculum

How Can We Stop Soil From Washing Away?

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
Cover of grade two engineering teachers guide titled How can we stop land from washing away?
Curriculum

How Can We Stop Land From Washing Away?

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Program: Animal Studies Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
A lighthouse between two palm trees
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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Kindergarten
Engineering Design