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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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STC Program: Comparing and Measuring, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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Rainforest Protector

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Investigating Circuit Design– Generating Electric Energy

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Organisms– Notebooking

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Life Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Magnets and Motors

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Grade 3
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Cover of Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer
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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer (2018)

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Developing User Confidence & Engagement with New Technologies

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A blue rectangle logo of a plane in a white circle and white text that says National Air and Space Museum
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National Air and Space Museum Educator Resources

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Earth & Space Science
Cover of the Climate action guide with an imag of Earth from space
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Climate Action! How can we mitigate human impact on the atmosphere?

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Grade 6
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High School
Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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Effective Inquiry-Based STEM Education

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Providing STEM Education to Underserved and Vulnerable Populations PowerPoint

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STC Program: Rocks and Minerals Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 2
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Student Notebooking– Keeping a Teacher Book

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Education
Main screen for the educational earth science app, Weather Lab
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Weather Lab

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Earth & Space Science
Illustrated moon surface with text that says teaching with telescopes.
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Teaching with Telescopes

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Earth & Space Science
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United States Geological Survey's Eyes on Earth Podcast

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
Weather Widget Cover
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Weather Widget

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Large hadron collider
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Magnetism - Defending Our Planet, Defining The Cosmos

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Earth & Space Science
Teacher Toolkit for sustainable Futures
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Futures! Curriculum Toolkit Resource Site

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STC Assessment Guide: Sound

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A desert habitat in Habitats
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Habitats

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Life Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Experiments with Plants Unit Kit

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Curriculum

STC Program: The Technology of Paper Unit Kit

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists use Electricity to Study Fish Populations?

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Life Science
Sustainability
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Learning Science Through Inquiry

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A gallery of images with a boy looking through eclipse glasses a woman at a computer, two men in a reciprocal bike, a man with a model plane, and a logo with Saturn, a lightbulb, an astronaut, and a plane with text that says Inspire Engage Educated Employ the next generation of explorers.
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Exploring Careers @ NASA for Students

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Earth & Space Science
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Exploring Planetary Systems– Solar System Explorations

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
How Can We Predict When the Sky Will Be Dark?
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How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science