Explore our Curriculum & Resources

Type

Grade

Topic

An artistic rendering of a spacecraft with grey body and solar panels.
Resource

Spacecraft Subsystems

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Video

Inquiry science is vital

This is a free resource
blue circle with red swoosh through it and NASA in white text with a white circle vertical around the a and s.
Resource

NASA STEM Engagement

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Video

Studying Soils: Claims and Evidence

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Sunrise over Earth from space
Resource

An Introduction to Space Weather and the Space Weather Prediction Center

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Video

Soils– Reading Resource Extensions

Filed Under
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
cover of Smihsonian Science for Global Goals Energy guide with solar panels, plants, wind turbines, and power lines.
Curriculum

Energy! How can we ensure sustainable energy for all?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Video

We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Education
Resource

Ecosystems– Lesson 7: Joining Terrarium and Aquarium

Filed Under
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Photo of a beam of light coming from a flashlight
Resource

How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Video

Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 4: Heat Transfer and the Movement of Air

Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Video

Explore Smithsonian: Courtney Dressing - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Graduate Student

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
Video

English Learners in STEM: Realia Wall and Sentence Frames

Filed Under
Education
Teacher Toolkit for sustainable Futures
Resource

Futures! Curriculum Toolkit Resource Site

This is a free resource
How Can We Predict When the Sky Will Be Dark?
Curriculum

How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

Filed Under
Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
Video

Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
Man with brown hair looking into camera with a bookshelf behind him.
Resource

Nirav Patel, Geospatial Data Scientist

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Cover for Beats and Banjos
eBook

Beats and Banjos

Filed Under
Grade 1
Engineering Design
Curriculum

STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

Filed Under
Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Title screen of the educational physical science game, BumperDucks
Game

BumperDucks

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Cover of Stories of Women in STEM: Symbiosis with a green frog on a leaf
eBook

Stories of Women in STEM: Symbiosis

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Sustainability
Webcast

Panel: Transforming STEM Education and Industry through an Accessibility Lens

This is a free resource
A blue globe with text that says NSF a ring of gold spikes around the globe.
Curriculum

Astronomy & Astrophysics Classroom Resources

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Illustration of a woman at a computer writing on paper
Resource

Earth Observation User Case: Using Landsat to Connect Space to Village

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
Video

Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Drying Chromotography Paper

Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Cover of Biodiversity guide with a photo of a coral reef and shoreling
Curriculum

Biodiversity! How can we balance the needs of people with the needs of other living things?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Life Science
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Program: Land and Water Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

Inquiry science is the foundation

This is a free resource
Video

Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 3: Learning More about Rocks

Filed Under
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Satellite above earth with text that says landsats
Resource

Earth Resources and Observation Science Center Overview

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science