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How Can We Light Our Way In The Dark?
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How Can We Light Our Way In The Dark?

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Grade 1
Physical Science
Sustainable Communities
Curriculum

Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
National Professional Development Program: 2016 and 2017 Cohorts Report Cover
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National Professional Development Program: 2016 and 2017 Cohorts Report

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Education
Text saying Air Force STEM k-12 with an illustrated eagle
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Air Force K-12 Activities

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Earth & Space Science
Image of the Martian surface of reddish dust and rock and the rover on the right hand side.
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Destination Deep Space

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Earth & Space Science
An orangutan hangs from a tree in a moderately dense forest
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Earth Optimism Indonesia TV | Earth Optimism Education Series

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Life Science
Sustainability
Video

Exploring Planetary Systems–Thinking about our Solar System

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Cover for Changing Earth
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Changing Earth

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
Sustainability
Image for How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?
Curriculum

How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
Cover of Educating for Sustainable development perspectives of US and Global Educators
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Educating for Sustainable Development: Perspectives of U.S. and Global Educators Report

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Sustainability
Video

Smithsonian literacy materials

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Resource

STC Literacy Series™: Measuring Time, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
Grade 6
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STC Assessment Guide: Rocks and Minerals

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Sound — Lessons 1-4: Materials

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Cover of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom teacher guide with a blue background and 12 images in circles with bicyclists, magnets, and a tire swing
Curriculum

How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
Video

Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Save Weather Maps

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Resource

STC Living Materials Order Sheet, Microworlds

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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STC Assessment Guide: Floating and Sinking

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Curriculum

STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
LASER Focused on English Learners: PD plus an inquiry-based science curriculum improves K-8 teachers' perceived ability to support ELs and reduces the achievement gap in math and reading
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LASER Focused on English Learners - OELA 2020 Poster

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Education
Image of 3D printed Smithsonian Castle and pan
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Channel Challenge!

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Engineering Design
How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?
Curriculum

How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?

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Grade 2
Physical Science
Resource

STC Literacy Series™: Microworlds

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Cover of the Grade 5 Earth science teacher guide cover
Curriculum

How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Grade 5
Earth & Space Science
Video

Teaching ELL Students– Small Group Work

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Education
LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2017-2018 District Report: Aurora Public Schools
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LASER 2017-2018 District Report Highlights: Aurora Public Schools

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Education
Image of Earth from space with text that says lava flows
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EROS Image of the Week

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Earth & Space Science
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Impact of Professional Development for Science Teachers

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Education
the cover of the Biotechnology guide with a blue DNA helix and text saying Smithsonian Science for Global Goals and Biotechnology.
Curriculum

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

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten