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Title screen of the educational physical science game, BumperDucks
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BumperDucks

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Commercial Space Data

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Round seal with a bald eagle in the middle, e pluribus unum on paper in its beak, olive branch in one talon and arrows in the other, vertical depiction of the US flag on its body and a globe behind it. There is a ring of stars around the eagle and globe and then a circle of text that says the Office of the Director of National Intelligence United States of America.
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Intelligence Community Career Opportunities; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math(STEM) Majors

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Earth & Space Science
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Space Weather

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Scaffolding Science Vocabulary Development within Inquiry-Based Instruction

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Education
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STC Assessment Guide: Rocks and Minerals

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Grade 3
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Curriculum

STC Program: Light Unit Kit

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Solids and Liquids

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Aww Snap! a Snapdragon Study title screen
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Aww Snap! a Snapdragon Study

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Life Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Convection Current in the Air

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Earth & Space Science
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Literacy Tool Use as an Integral Feature of Students’ “Science ing”

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Education
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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Education
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STC Assessment Guide: Comparing and Measuring

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Grade 5
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How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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Grade 1
Engineering Design
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STC Assessment Guide: Organisms

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
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COSIP.TV: ¡COVID-19! ¿Cómo puedo protegerme a mí mismo y a los demás?

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 2: Caring for Caterpillars

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Penguin Protection

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Grade 1
Life Science
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STC Secondary: Investigating Digestion and Motion

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Grade 6
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Life Science
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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Virtual Sungazing paper cover with three illustrations one of a sunset, one midday sun, and one sunset.
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Virtual Sungazing

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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
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STC-Secondary™: Studying the Development and Reproduction of Organisms

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Grade 6
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Grade 8
How Can We Map Land and Water on Earth?
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How Can We Map Land and Water On Earth?

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Promising Practices for Online Learning

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Sunlight on the National Mall

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | October
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | October

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STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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Bike Powered Generator featuring Mr. Harrison

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Physical Science