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Explore Smithsonian: How Can a Greenhouse Use Technology to Meet the Needs of Different Types of Plants?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Tami's Tower Title Screen
Game

Tami's Tower: Pensemos en la ingeniería

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Engineering Design
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Sound– Lesson 8: Making a Model Eardrum

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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LASER i3 in Houston

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Education
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Bike Powered Generator featuring Mr. Harrison

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Physical Science
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"Inquiry-based learning is incredible!"

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A yellow book cover with images in circles. The images are of a solar panel electric stove burner and lightbulb.
Curriculum

How Can We Provide Energy to Meet Diverse Needs?

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
Sustainability
The yellow cover of a kindergarten engineering teachers guide
Curriculum

How Can We Stay Cool in the Sun?

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Kindergarten
Engineering Design
Cover of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom teacher guide with a blue background and 12 images in circles with bicyclists, magnets, and a tire swing
Curriculum

How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
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Sending "Learning Styles" Out of Style

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Education
Video

Diverse Stories of Resilience: Indigenous Wisdom

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Resource

How Can I Help an Animal Cross the Road Safely?

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Image of the yellow sun in the bottom right corner and text that says journey to the sun above and to the left of the sun
Resource

Journey to the Sun

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Illustrated women pointing to irrigation system
Resource

Earth Observation Case Study: Using Landsat to Map Agricultural Yields and Irrigation

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Earth & Space Science
Large image of the Moon with a person in a chair looking at the image and a computer screen
Curriculum

National Geospatial -Intelligence Agency Mapping Moments: Lunar Module Simulator

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Earth & Space Science
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LASER i3 PLC Leaders Share Best Practices and Lessons Learned

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Education
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Investigating Circuit Design– Solar Cells

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
An ecological library consisting of trees and plants throughout a two story library with a glass ceiling
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Cité scolaire D'Arsonval Group 1 Capstone Video

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Save Weather Maps

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Weather

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Artistic rendering of a satellite orbiting the moon.
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NASA: Faces of Technology

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Earth & Space Science
Smithsonian Institution | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center
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Global Inspiration | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Smithsonian | January

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Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Kindergarten
Physical Science
Cover of the Keep it Balanced activity with an illustration of the endocrine system and a hand holding cards that say blood sugar increases and blood sugar decreases
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Keep it Balanced

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements Unit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Chemistry
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Soils– Materials Distribution: Roles and Responsibilities

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Grade 1
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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Animal Studies Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

Land and Water– Literacy Integration (Using Alphabet Box with Science Vocabulary)

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science