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An illustrated image of a living room with a couch and a tv and white wave lines going across the image in all directions
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NASA - Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Earth & Space Science
LASER Focused on English Learners: PD plus an inquiry-based science curriculum improves K-8 teachers' perceived ability to support ELs and reduces the achievement gap in math and reading
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LASER Focused on English Learners - OELA 2020 Poster

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Education
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Climate Action! How can we mitigate human impact on the atmosphere?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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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Effective Inquiry-Based STEM Education

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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Media Kit

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Education
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Be An Explorer!

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Earth & Space Science
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Cari

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Plant Growth and Development Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Mini Golf Motion

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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Grade 1
Engineering Design
A close up view of the James Webb Space Telescope's gold hexoganal primary mirror.
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James Webb Space Telescope STEM Toolkit

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Earth & Space Science
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“The kids learn from each other!”

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STC Literacy Series™: Changes

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
A microscopic image of DNA helix with text that says Women in STEM: Biotechnology Smithsonian Science Education Center
eBook

Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Sustainability
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LASER i3 Across 3 Regions

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Education
Illustration of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun from left to right and arrows going from Earth to the Moon and Moon to the Sun
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NOAA SciJinks: It’s All About the Weather

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 3: Learning More about Rocks

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

STCMS™: Structure and Function

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Image the Fostering Change Playbook
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Fostering Change: Ideas and Best Practices for Diversity in STEM Teaching in K-12 Classrooms

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Education
Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Studying the Development and Reproduction of Organisms

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Video

Exploring Planetary Systems– Other Surface Features: Don't Hurry the Slurry

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Cover of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom with yellow background and 12 images in circles with tiger stripes, insect, fossil, and animal crossing sign.
Curriculum

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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STC Literacy Series™: Electric Circuits

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Webcast

How to Best Support Your Child’s Science Learning in the Time of COVID-19

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Education
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Introducing: Good Thinking!

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Education
How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark? Teacher Guide cover
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How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark?

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Grade 1
Physical Science