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How Do Living Things Stay Safe and Grow?
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How Do Living Things Stay Safe and Grow?

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Grade 1
Life Science
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Transforming Science Education

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Motion and Design– Using Cooperation Cups

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Floating and Sinking– Which Things Float? Which Things Sink?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need?

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
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Explore Smithsonian: How Can We Know About the Reproductive Cycle of an Animal by Its Poop?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Investigating Digestion and Motion

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Motion and Design– Lesson 1: Designing Vehicles: Getting Started

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Grade 1
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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
A gallery of images with a boy looking through eclipse glasses a woman at a computer, two men in a reciprocal bike, a man with a model plane, and a logo with Saturn, a lightbulb, an astronaut, and a plane with text that says Inspire Engage Educated Employ the next generation of explorers.
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Exploring Careers @ NASA for Students

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Earth & Space Science
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Channel Challenge!

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Engineering Design
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Teacher Toolkit for sustainable Futures
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Futures! Curriculum Toolkit Resource Site

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Dressed to Protect

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Orbit Types

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Earth & Space Science
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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Space Force Recruiting Site

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Orbital Mechanics

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Earth & Space Science
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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Mousetrap Car

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Teacher Professional Development Live

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Spacecraft Subsystems

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Earth & Space Science
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Air Force Civilian Careers

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring the World Set

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Kindergarten
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Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space Transportation Careers

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Earth & Space Science
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Curriculum

Biotechnology! How can we ethically create a sustainable future using biotechnology?

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Curriculum

Food! How Do We Ensure Good Nutrition for All?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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Ocean X Climate Summit

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Sound– Lesson 10: Changing the Pitch by Changing the Tension

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

How Do Weather and Climate Affect Our Lives?

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Grade 3
Earth & Space Science
Webcast

Setting Up and Maintaining an Online Science Classroom for Success

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Education