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Sound — Lessons 1-4: Materials

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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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™: Soils

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Smithsonian literacy materials

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Exploring Planetary Systems– Other Surface Features : Materials and Safety

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Ecosystems– Material Consideration

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Matthew Tan, Aerospace Engineering Student at Stanford

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Comparing and Measuring, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Preview of the Smithsonian Science Education Centers info graphic on transforming science education
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Transforming Science Education

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STEM Education for Social Good

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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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Rainy Day Fabrics

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Earth & Space Science
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National Science Foundation and National Solar Observatory Google Classrooms

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Earth & Space Science
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"Inquiry-based learning is incredible!"

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STC Literacy Series™: Land and Water

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Engineering Batteries Cover Image
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Engineering Batteries

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Grade 8
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Curriculum

Un Problema De Peso

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Grade 5
Physical Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Plant Growth and Development

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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STC Literacy Series™: Motion and Design

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Simulating Sutures

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STC Assessment Guide: Sound

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Enric Sala - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Education
Illustration of a Navajo woman with short brown hair and embroidered blouse and the Navajo Nation flag.
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Earth Observation User Case: Speaking a New Language of Landsat (Ladies of Landsat)

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Earth & Space Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 14: Discovering that Butterflies are Insects

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
A blue globe with text that says NSF a ring of gold spikes around the globe.
Curriculum

Astronomy & Astrophysics Classroom Resources

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Earth & Space Science
Title screen for the interactive e-Book, Expedition: Insects
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Expedition: Insects

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Life Science
Sustainability
Illustration of a woman at a computer writing on paper
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Earth Observation User Case: Using Landsat to Connect Space to Village

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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Electric Circuits– Making a Filament

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Map of the moon with text that says astrogeology planets and moons.
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Astralgeology - Planets and Moons

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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