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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
Curriculum

STC Program: Energy, Machines, and Motion Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Video

Smithsonian literacy materials

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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible Cover Image
Resource

Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Whale logo with WPC below, a welcome message, a yellow button that says dive in
Game

Whale Protection Corps

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Life Science
Sustainability
Grade 2 life science teacher's guide cover
Curriculum

How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?

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Grade 2
Life Science
Sustainability
Cover of the Climate action guide with an imag of Earth from space
Curriculum

Climate Action! How can we mitigate human impacts on the atmosphere?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Studying the Development and Reproduction of Organisms

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Resource

STC Literacy Series™: Land and Water

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Researching the Sun-Earth-Moon System

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Storm Smart title screen, showing the title (Storm Smart), the play button, the credits button, and links to the Smithsonian Institution Privacy Statement and Smithsonian Kids Online Privacy Statement
App

Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Experiments with Plants Unit Kit

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
A green rectangle with white text saying what if we speak biodiversity - capstone project 2023
Video

Cité scolaire D'Arsonval Group 2 Capstone Video

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Video

Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: The Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon

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Education
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

Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Inquiry 9.2 Prep Work

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Video

LASER i3 PLCs and Online Resources

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Education
Video

Sound– Lesson 10: Changing the Pitch by Changing the Tension

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

"Inquiry-based learning is incredible!"

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Resource

How Can We Change an Object’s Motion?

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A satellite in space with the Earth reflecting in its solar panel
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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites - R Series

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Earth & Space Science
Video

Laser i3 in Action

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Education
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements Unit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Chemistry
Video

Rocks and Minerals– Creating Take Home Field Guides

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Wilderness Watch!

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Engineering Design
Video

Experimenting with Forces of Motion– Materials Considerations

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Astronaut in the Space Station looking out a window down onto Earth.
Resource

Space Junk Around Earth

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Earth & Space Science
Video

Rocks and Minerals– Incorporating Literacy

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

STEM Education for Sustainable Development

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