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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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A yellow rectangle with a man in the center looking at an inset image of an image from the James Webb space telescope of the southern ring nebula that is blue oval with red radiating from it.
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Astrophysicist Explains first James Webb images

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

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STC Program: Motion and Design Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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STC Literacy Series™: The Life Cycle of Butterflies

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Kindergarten
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Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Animal Studies–Science Vocabulary

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Kindergarten
Life Science
Image of the earth from space with the moon behind it and peaking out above Earth with a silhouette of a child and a bike in the image of the Moon.
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Nuclear Frontiers

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Earth & Space Science
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Students can’t wait for science!

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STC Assessment Guide: Plant Growth and Development

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Grade 3
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Curriculum

STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Kindergarten
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Mini Golf Motion

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Stories of Women in STEM: Symbiosis

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Sustainability
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Autumn-Lynn Harrison - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Impacting student learning

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STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring the World Set

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Kindergarten
Title screen for the interactive e-Book, Expedition: Insects
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Expedition: Insects

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Life Science
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Rainy Day Fabrics

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Grade 4 earth and space science teachers guide cover
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How Can We Stay Safe On A Changing Earth?

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Grade 4
Earth & Space Science
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Life Cycles of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis - Moving the Crysalis Properly

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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NOAA Science on a Sphere

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Earth & Space Science
Man with brown hair looking into camera with a bookshelf behind him.
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Nirav Patel, Geospatial Data Scientist

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Earth & Space Science
Black and white line art of a child in a hooded sweatshirt.
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Be An Explorer!

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Earth & Space Science
Webcast

Panel: Transforming STEM Education and Industry through an Accessibility Lens

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Land and Water– Literacy Integration (Sharing Predictions)

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Explore the World of the Small: Measuring in Nanometers

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Grade 7
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Inegration: Nonfiction 2 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Learning Science Through Inquiry

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Cover of grade two engineering teachers guide titled How can we stop land from washing away?
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How Can We Keep Land From Washing Away?

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
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