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Beats and Banjos

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Grade 1
Engineering Design
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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? NGSS-Aligned Teacher Companion Guide

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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How Can We Provide Energy to Meet Diverse Needs?

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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Attack the Knack

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Education
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How Can We Change Solids And Liquids?

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Grade 2
Physical Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Organisms

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Literacy Tool Use as an Integral Feature of Students’ “Science ing”

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Education
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Space Mission Operations

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Earth & Space Science
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Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root

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Education
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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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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
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Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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Earth & Space Science
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Why Invest in STEM?

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Education
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Electromagnetic Spectrum Basics

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Earth & Space Science
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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
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STCMS™: Genes and Molecular Machines

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Chemistry
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Ecosystems– Notebooking Strategies

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Grade 2
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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IDEAS in STEM: Building Relationships

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Food Chain Fix

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Sustainability
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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Separating Solutes (Preparation for Lesson)

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Teacher Professional Development Live

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United States Geological Survey's Eyes on Earth Podcast

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
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Rocks and Minerals– Organizing Minerals

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Grade 1
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Grade 3
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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Biotechnology! How can we ethically create a sustainable future using biotechnology?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
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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Hands-on science and non-English speakers

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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
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Department of Agriculture Moon Tree Scientists

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Earth & Space Science