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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible Cover Image
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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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Grade 6
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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
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Curriculum

National Geospatial -Intelligence Agency Mapping Moments: Lunar Module Simulator

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Earth & Space Science
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Land and Water– Literacy Extension

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow? Teacher Guide
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How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?

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Grade 2
Life Science
Sustainability
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Students can’t wait for science!

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Remote Sensing Classroom

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Earth & Space Science
Photo of a room of students with a model Earth suspended above them and text that says Science on a Sphere
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NOAA Science on a Sphere

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Earth & Space Science
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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring Plants and Animals Two-Use Unit Kit

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Kindergarten
Curriculum

STC Program: The Technology of Paper Unit Kit

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
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STC Literacy Series™: Food Chemistry

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Curriculum

STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 6
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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Mousetrap Car

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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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Webcast

Difficult Conversations in Extraordinary Times

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Education
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STC Literacy Series™: Motion and Design

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Grade 3
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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
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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
Cover of Stories of Women in STEM: Symbiosis with a green frog on a leaf
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Stories of Women in STEM: Symbiosis

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Grade 6
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Sustainability
Illustration of a rocket launch with text saying Go For Launch FAA.gov/space
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Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space Transportation Careers

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Earth & Space Science
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Santiago-Blay

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Life Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Magnets and Motors Unit Kit

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
A white rectangle with text saying You for Youth in the top left and a photo of a girl reading a book in the bottom right.
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21st Century Community Learning Centers NASA Engineering Design Challenges

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Earth & Space Science
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Dressed to Protect

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A silver and orange satellite orbiting Earth
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Joint Polar Orbiting Weather Satellites

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Earth & Space Science
Image of cover of "COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?" The main image is an illustration of the coronavirus.
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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?

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Grade 3
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High School
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Exploring the Nature of Light

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration (2018)

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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LASER i3 in Houston

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