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Be An Explorer!

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Cover for Changing Earth
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Changing Earth

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Program: Electric Circuits Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Curriculum

STC Program: Microworlds Two-Use Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
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STC Assessment Guide: Plant Growth and Development

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Operations in the NAS

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Soils– Lesson 6: How Quickly Do Soils Settle in Water?

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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Distance Learning and Digital Resources from the Smithsonian

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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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STC Assessment Guide: Organisms

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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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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Literacy Tool Use as an Integral Feature of Students’ “Science ing”

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Education
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Spaceports by State

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Curriculum

STCMS™: Matter and Its Interactions

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Chemistry
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Ladies of Landsat

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Earth & Space Science
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Dr. Drew, Density, & Diffusion: Dr. Charles Richard Drew Giving Life Through Blood Research

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Grade 6
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Food Chemistry

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Curriculum

STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer (2018)

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
Curriculum

STC Program: Solids and Liquids Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Teaching with Telescopes

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STC Literacy Series™: Sound

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Curriculum

STC Program: Human Body Systems Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Front cover of the What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms? teachers guide with flowers plants and bugs
Curriculum

What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
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Space Force Recruiting Site

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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Conserving Coral Reefs

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Education
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Researching Optical Systems

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Curriculum

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

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Grade 2
Life Science
Sustainability