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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Mousetrap Car

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Teaching ELL Students– Small Group Work

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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.
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PROTECTING WHALES

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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
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STC Secondary: Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements Unit

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

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High School
Sustainability
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Podcast: Ticket to Space

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How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark? Teacher Guide cover
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How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark?

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Grade 1
Physical 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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Tami's Tower: Let's Think About Engineering

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Engineering Design
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Journey to the Sun

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

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Life Science
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Telescope observatory at night.
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U.S. Space Force: Make History :30 Commercial

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Promising Practices for Online Learning

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STC Program: Microworlds Two-Use Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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English Learners in STEM: Language Log

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Opening Our Minds & Success in Conservation - Plenary 1 - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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STC Program: Earth in Space Unit Kit

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Conserving Coral Reefs

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Sustainability
Zero Barriers in STEM Education Accessibility & Inclusion Workbook cover
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Zero Barriers in STEM Education Accessibility and Inclusion Workbook

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Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Nonfiction 1 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Terita Norton, Electrical Engineer and Systems Director - STEM Literacy Project

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Kenny Harris, Senior Project Engineer - STEM Literacy Project

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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
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Teen Astronomy Cafe

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Learning Science Through Inquiry

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Preview of the Smithsonian Science Education Centers info graphic on transforming science education
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Transforming Science Education

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Large image of the Moon with a person in a chair looking at the image and a computer screen
Curriculum

National Geospatial -Intelligence Agency Mapping Moments: Lunar Module Simulator

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Earth & Space Science
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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Grade 5