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STC Program: Ecosystems Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Curriculum

How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
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Sound — Lessons 1-4: Materials

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

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

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Floating and Sinking– Making a Sinker Float

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Transforming Science Education

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Curriculum

STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Curriculum

STC Program: Balancing and Weighing Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow? Teacher Guide
Curriculum

How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?

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Grade 2
Life Science
Sustainability
Large hadron collider
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Magnetism - Defending Our Planet, Defining The Cosmos

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Sample Populations of Fish and Invertebrates Along the Shorelines?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
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Rocks and Minerals– Incorporating Literacy

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Aquation: The Freshwater Access Game

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Grade 5
Sustainability
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Plant Growth and Development–Getting a Handle on Your Bee

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Astrophysicist Explains Dark Matter and 4 other Cosmic Phenomena

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A friendly monster named Tycho talks to a girl named Desta.
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Explore the World of Small Through Virtual Reality

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
A square with a rocket launch in the bottom right corner text saying Ticket to Space in the top right corner and text saying the Air Up There in the bottom left corner.
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Podcast: Ticket to Space

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Curriculum

STCMS™: Ecosystems and Their Interactions

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Grade 6
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Life Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How can Scientists Track the Movement of an Invasive Species of Fish?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
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Sound– Lesson 6: Vibrations We Can't See

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Electric Circuits– Making a Filament

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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists use Electricity to Study Fish Populations?

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Grade 6
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Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Program: Microworlds Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Resources for Educators and Students

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Earth & Space Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate

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Earth & Space Science
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
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Exploring Planetary Systems– The Solar System:Design

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Composite image of stars from the Chandra X-ray Telescope
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Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Sound

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5