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Illustration of a rocket launch with text saying Go For Launch FAA.gov/space
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Operations in the NAS

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Artist rendering of a red dwarf planet with one moon in front of it and one behind
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NASA STEM Engagement YouTube channel

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Earth & Space Science
Illustrated Earth in space with two orbit circle around it
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Orbital Mechanics

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Earth & Space Science
Smithsonian Science for the Classroom Grade 3 Life Science Cover
Curriculum

What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
Johannes Kepler
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Kepler's Laws

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Earth & Space Science
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Sound– Lesson 6: Vibrations We Can't See

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
Screenshot of an info graphic on learning science through inquiry
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Learning Science Through Inquiry

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STC Literacy Series™: Land and Water

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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STC Planners

Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change Building a Sustainable Mindset
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Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change | Building a Sustainable Mindset

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Education
Sustainability
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Using Thermometer Strips

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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.
Curriculum

PROTECTING WHALES

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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Woman soldier shaking hands with a student
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Civil Air Patrol lessons to support the US Space Force

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Earth & Space Science
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Delilah Nunez, Systems Director, ESS Ground and Integration - STEM Literacy Project

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Distance Learning and Digital Resources from the Smithsonian

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Curriculum

STC Program: Rocks and Minerals Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Explore the World of the Small: Measuring in Nanometers Cover Image
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Explore the World of the Small: Measuring in Nanometers

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Grade 7
Grade 8
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Explore Smithsonian: How Can Electricity Correct a Telescope in Outer Space?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Title screen for the educational kindergarten game, Shutterbugs: Wiggle and Stomp
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Shutterbugs: Wiggle and Stomp

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Grade 1
Kindergarten
Physical Science
The cover of grade 5 life science teacher guide titled How can we predict change in ecosystems?
Curriculum

How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems?

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Grade 5
Life Science
Curriculum

Mosquito! How Can We Ensure Health For All From Mosquito-borne Diseases?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Satellite image of water and land on earth with text that says Earth as art
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Earth As Art

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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Floating and Sinking– What Do We Know About Floating and Sinking?

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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– Lesson 3: Learning More About Caterpillars

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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Floating and Sinking

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
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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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Teaching ELL Students– Small Group Work

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Education
Students in Benin gather around a sanitation station
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Bootons la COVID-19! Module

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Education