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Front cover of the What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms? teachers guide with flowers plants and bugs
Curriculum

What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Investigating Circuit Design

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Changes

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Cover of Biotechnology guide with blue DNA double helix
Curriculum

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

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?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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STC Literacy Series™: Land and Water

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

Bulldozing Technique for Science Class

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
Illustration of a woman at a computer writing on paper
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Earth Observation User Case: Using Landsat to Connect Space to Village

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
Illustration of a rocket launch with text saying Go For Launch FAA.gov/space
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Licenses & Permits: Commercial Space

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Smithsonian Institution | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center
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Global Inspiration | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Smithsonian | January

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How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?
Curriculum

How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?

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Grade 5
Physical Science
Video

Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Mousetrap Car

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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

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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
Resource

STC Literacy Series™: Experiments with Plants, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Video

Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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

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

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
Cover of the Cool to Cary activity with three different designed cups.
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Cool to Carry

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

Floating and Sinking– What Do We Know About Floating and Sinking?

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

Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root

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Education
Curriculum

STC Program: Balancing and Weighing Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Curriculum

How Do Weather And Climate Affect Our Lives?

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Grade 3
Earth & Space Science
Video

Preparing young minds

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Video

Soils– Using Alpha Boxes

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Penguin Protection

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Grade 1
Life Science
Video

Ecosystems– Notebooking Strategies

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Image of 3D printed Smithsonian Castle and pan
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Channel Challenge!

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Engineering Design
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 7: Hurricanes- Destructive Storms

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Video

Electric Circuits– Making a Filament

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

STC Secondary: Exploring the Nature of Light

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements Unit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Chemistry