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Space Career Resource Guide

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Curriculum

How Can We Provide Energy to Meet Diverse Needs?

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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Providing STEM Education to Underserved and Vulnerable Populations PowerPoint

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eBook

Changing Earth

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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National Science Foundation and National Solar Observatory Google Classrooms

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Motion and Design

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Resource

Earth As Art

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Exploring the Nature of Light

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Video

Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Light Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Curriculum

Astronomy & Astrophysics Classroom Resources

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Earth & Space Science
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App

Light Up the Cave

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Grade 1
Physical Science
Resource

Focus on the Stuff

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Education
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Earth Observation User Case Study: Power of the Pixel - 1972 to 2021

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Earth & Space Science
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Resource

Wilderness Watch!

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Engineering Design
Curriculum

STC Program: The Life Cycle of Butterflies Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Kindergarten
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Sample Populations of Fish and Invertebrates Along the Shorelines?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Using Weather Maps

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Webcast

Setting Up and Maintaining an Online Science Classroom for Success

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Education
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Teacher Tips: Weather

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

Zero Barriers in STEM Education Summit: Keynote Address & Closing Remarks

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STC Living Materials Order Sheet, Microworlds

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Game

BumperDucks

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Video

Animal Studies– Materials Management

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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2013 Biodiversity: Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers

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Education
Video

English Learners in STEM: Interactive Graphic Organizer and Mix & Match

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Education
Video

Development and Reproduction– Wisconsin Fast Plants Beginning the Cycle

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Cells In Space: Helping Astronauts and Injured Soldiers

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Earth in Space Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Explore the World of the Small: Measuring in Nanometers

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Grade 7
Grade 8