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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Media Kit

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Explore the World of Small Through Virtual Reality

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How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems?

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Organisms– Notebooking

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

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Sugar Simulation

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STC Program: Rocks and Minerals, 3rd Edition

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Pick Your Plate! Guía Global de Nutrición

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Space Force STEM Activities

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Stories of Women in STEM: Symbiosis

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Earth Observation User Case Study: Power of the Pixel - 1972 to 2021

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Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

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STC Program: Electrical Energy and Circuit Design Unit Kit

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STCMS™: Matter and Its Interactions

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Harvard-MIT Science Research Mentoring Program

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Teaching with Telescopes

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STC Literacy Series™: Comparing and Measuring

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Tales of the modern astronomer

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Astrophysicist Answers YouTube's James Webb question

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 4: Heat Transfer and the Movement of Air

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Explore Smithsonian: What can we Learn from Lion Poop?

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STCMS™: Structure and Function

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Dr. Drew, Density, & Diffusion: Dr. Charles Richard Drew Giving Life Through Blood Research

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Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light

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Sending "Learning Styles" Out of Style

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Transforming Science Education

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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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Sunlight on the National Mall

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STC Program: Measuring Time Unit Kit

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Land and Water– Lesson 2 The Water Cycle: Modeling Land and Water

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