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Game

Mini Golf Motion

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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How Can We Change an Object’s Motion?

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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
Astronaut in the Space Station looking out a window down onto Earth.
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Space Junk Around Earth

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Earth & Space Science
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Engineering Batteries

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Grade 8
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Strategic Planning Institute 2013

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Education
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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
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Robert Latta, Aerospace Engineer

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Earth & Space Science
The cover of grade 5 physical science teacher guide
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How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?

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Rocks and Minerals– Incorporating Literacy

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
A friendly monster named Tycho talks to a girl named Desta.
Game

Explore the World of Small Through Virtual Reality

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
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Space Force STEM Activities

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Earth & Space Science
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Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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Teacher Tips: Land and Water

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

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Education
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Cover of the grade 4 physical science teachers guide
Curriculum

How Does Energy Move from One Object to Another?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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Dressed to Protect

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The Environmental Justice Guide cover with a fist of blue sky and green grass in the foreground of a gray polluted scene.
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Environmental Justice! How can we create environments that are healthy for everyone?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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Changing Earth

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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Studying Soils: Claims and Evidence

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Earth & Space Science
Man standing at a desk giving a lecture
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A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll

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Cover of Biodiversity! guide in Spanish
Curriculum

¡Biodiversidad! ¿Cómo podemos equilibrar las necesidades de las personas con las necesidades de otros seres vivos?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Life Science
Sustainability
Teacher Toolkit for sustainable Futures
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Futures! Curriculum Toolkit Resource Site

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Webcast

Zero Barriers in STEM Education Summit: Keynote Address & Closing Remarks

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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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Curriculum

STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

English Learners in STEM: Language Log

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Education
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Understanding Weather and Climate

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Circular logo with a navy blue globe in the center and a ring of puzzle pieces around the globe. The puzzle pieces are all shades of blue and have white icons in them. The icons are a plant, telescope, rocket, robotic arm, book, flask, and shield with a satellite.
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Space Career Resource Guide

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