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Illustration of a Navajo woman with short brown hair and embroidered blouse and the Navajo Nation flag.
Resource

Earth Observation User Case: Speaking a New Language of Landsat (Ladies of Landsat)

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Earth & Space Science
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Resource

Orbit Types

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Earth & Space Science
Video

Why is My Shadow Shorter Sometimes and Longer Other Times?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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App

Penguin Protection

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Grade 1
Life Science
Video

Rainy Day Fabrics

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Earth & Space Science
A green and white square with text that says Eyes on Earth with a microphone.
Resource

United States Geological Survey's Eyes on Earth Podcast

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
Video

Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 3: Learning More About Caterpillars

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

Stories of Women in STEM: Energy

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Sustainability
Tami's Tower Title Screen
Game

Tami's Tower: Pensemos en la ingeniería

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Engineering Design
Image of 3D printed Smithsonian Castle and pan
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Channel Challenge!

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Engineering Design
eBook

Stories of Women of Color in STEM

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Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
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App

Sunlight on the National Mall

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate
Curriculum

How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
Resource

360 Photos

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Smithsonian Science for the Classroom Grade 3 Life Science Cover
Curriculum

What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
Resource

STC Literacy Series™: Comparing and Measuring

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Image of a woman Erin Pettyjohn physicist
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Chill Out: Tiny Refrigerator Saves Hubble Camera

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Researching the Sun-Earth-Moon System

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Video

Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
Curriculum

STC Program: Comparing and Measuring Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Where Does the Water Go? Cover Image
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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Engineering Design
Sustainability
Resource

Good Thinking: Make Sense of Science Class

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Education
Curriculum

STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Curriculum

How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems?

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Grade 5
Life Science
Video

Ecosystems– Lesson 2: Setting up the Terrarium

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Webcast

IDEAS in STEM: Building Relationships

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Video

Floating and Sinking– How is Salt Water Different from Fresh Water?

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

Developing User Confidence & Engagement with New Technologies

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Video

Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 6: Temperature, Pressure, and Cloud Formation

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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App

Sugar Simulation

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Grade 5
Physical Science