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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September

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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Preparing young minds

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The Protecting Whales teacher guide cover with a collage of images showing a mother and baby humpback whale, a whale fluke in front of a military ship, a whale fluke, and a whale fluke in front of a cargo ship.
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PROTECTING WHALES

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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate
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How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
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FAA : Commercial Space 101

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How Does Energy Move from One Object to Another?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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Physical Science
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Organisms– Notebooking

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Rocks and Minerals

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How Do Living Things Stay Safe And Grow?
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How Do Living Things Stay Safe And Grow?

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Grade 1
Life Science
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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Engineering Design
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Changing Habitats

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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STC Secondary: Exploring the Properties of Matter Unit

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Grade 6
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Chemistry
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Fostering Change: Ideas and Best Practices for Diversity in STEM Teaching in K-12 Classrooms

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Education
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Soils– Reading Resource Extensions

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
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Department of Energy STEM Opportunities and Resources

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Earth & Space Science
The side of a building with lettering that says Chapman Training Complex and a news title across the bottom that says this is not space camp.
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This is not space camp': Watch how recruits train for US Space Force

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A group of 5 middle school girls and 1 middle school boy looking at the camera
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Collège les Colliberts Group 1 Capstone Video

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Biotechnology! How can we ethically create a sustainable future using biotechnology?

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STC Program: Balancing and Weighing Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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STC Program: Measuring Time Unit Kit

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The Environmental Justice Guide cover with a fist of blue sky and green grass in the foreground of a gray polluted scene.
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Environmental Justice! How can we create environments that are healthy for everyone?

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Grade 6
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High School
Sustainability
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Ask an Expert -- The Corona Spy Satellite

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Earth & Space Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Convection Current in the Air

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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Wilderness Watch!

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Rocks and Minerals– Incorporating Literacy

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Teacher Professional Development Live