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Floating and Sinking– Investigating Boat Designs

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
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Curriculum

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Using Thermometer Strips

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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NGA Explains: What is GPS?

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Earth & Space Science
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Robert Latta, Aerospace Engineer

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Earth & Space Science
A close up view of the James Webb Space Telescope's gold hexoganal primary mirror.
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James Webb Space Telescope STEM Toolkit

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Earth & Space Science
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Rainy Day Fabrics

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Earth & Space Science
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Explore the World of the Small: Measuring in Nanometers

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Grade 7
Grade 8
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Inegration: Nonfiction 2 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Smithsonian literacy materials

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STEM Education for Social Good

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Webcast

How to Best Support Your Child’s Science Learning in the Time of COVID-19

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Education
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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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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
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National Science Foundation and National Solar Observatory Google Classrooms

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Earth & Space Science
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Laser i3 in Action

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Education
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Time: It’s Like, So Deep

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Education
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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 8: Shining a Light on the Minerals

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

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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
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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
World's Deadliest Animal Podcasting Module
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World's Deadliest Animal Podcasting Module

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Life Science
Curriculum

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

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Commercial Space Data

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STC Literacy Series™: Comparing and Measuring

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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NOAA Science on a Sphere

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Earth & Space Science
Webcast

Setting Up and Maintaining an Online Science Classroom for Success

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Education
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Curriculum

Astronomy & Astrophysics Classroom Resources

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Earth & Space Science
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Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program

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Earth & Space Science