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A desert habitat in Habitats
Game

Habitats

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Life Science
Image of the interior of an observatory with white metal structure looking down at the primary mirror of the telescope.
Resource

How much corn could DKIST pop if DKIST could pop corn?

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Video

Soils– Reading Resource Extensions

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Air and space logo white on blue background
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Teacher Innovator Institute (TII)

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LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2018-2019 District Report: Aurora Public Schools
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LASER 2018-2019 District Report: Aurora Public Schools

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Education
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

Why is My Shadow Shorter Sometimes and Longer Other Times?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Illustration of the Earth and a satellite with an arrow showing gravity pulling toward the Earth.
Resource

Gravity

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Earth & Space Science
Four people standing in front of two computer screens
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Universities Space Research Association (USRA) Programs

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Earth & Space Science
A white square with six cards spread out wtih images of a telescope, the sun, and arura as well as a student data sheet.
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National Science Foundation and National Solar Observatory Google Classrooms

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Earth & Space Science
Weather Widget Cover
Resource

Weather Widget

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Curriculum

STC Program: Electric Circuits Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Virtual Sungazing paper cover with three illustrations one of a sunset, one midday sun, and one sunset.
Resource

Virtual Sungazing

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Curriculum

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

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
A tall American Sycamore tree with green leaves
Resource

Department of Agriculture Moon Tree Scientists

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Earth & Space Science
How Can We Light Our Way In The Dark?
Resource

How Can We Light Our Way In The Dark?

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Grade 1
Physical Science
Cover of Biodiversity guide with a photo of a coral reef and shoreling
Curriculum

Biodiversity! How can we balance the needs of people with the needs of other living things?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Life Science
Sustainability
A blue tone image of the Smithsonian castle with text that says Stories of women in STEM at the Smithsonian
eBook

Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
Blue teachers guide cover of kindergarten physical science
Curriculum

How Can We Change An Object's Motion?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
Resource

STC Literacy Series™: Food Chemistry

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2018-2019 District Report: Denver Public Schools
Resource

LASER 2018-2019 District Report: Denver Public Schools

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Education
How Can We Glide Like a Squirrel?
Resource

How Can We Glide Like a Squirrel?

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September

Where Does the Water Go? Cover Image
Resource

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
Pick Your Plate! Guía Global de Nutrición title screen
Game

Pick Your Plate! Guía Global de Nutrición

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Video

Rocks and Minerals– Incorporating Literacy

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Teacher Tips: Weather

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space 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
Cover of Biotechnology guide with blue DNA double helix
Curriculum

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

Video

Sound– Lesson 8: Making a Model Eardrum

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