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Building Networks and Enhancing Diversity in the K-12 STEM Teaching Workforce

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Education
Sunrise over Earth from space
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An Introduction to Space Weather and the Space Weather Prediction Center

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Earth & Space Science
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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Media Kit

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Education
Illustration of a rocket launch with text saying Go For Launch FAA.gov/space
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FAA : Commercial Space 101

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Exploring Planetary Systems– The Solar System:Design

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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The Impact of LASER i3

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Creature Feature: A Genes and Molecular Machines Lesson Cover Image
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Creature Feature: A Genes and Molecular Machines Lesson

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 2: Caring for Caterpillars

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Energy! How can we ensure sustainable energy for all?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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
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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
Which Force Is With You? A Motion and Design Lesson Cover Image
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Which Force Is With You? A Motion and Design Lesson

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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360 Photos

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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September

Circular logo with a navy blue globe in the center and a ring of puzzle pieces around the globe. The puzzle pieces are all shades of blue and have white icons in them. The icons are a plant, telescope, rocket, robotic arm, book, flask, and shield with a satellite.
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Space Career Resource Guide

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Image of the earth from space with the moon behind it and peaking out above Earth with a silhouette of a child and a bike in the image of the Moon.
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Nuclear Frontiers

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Earth & Space Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 6: Temperature, Pressure, and Cloud Formation

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Earth & Space Science
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Organisms– Notebooking

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
An antacid bubbling as it is disolved in water
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STCMS™: Matter and Its Interactions

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Chemistry
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STC Assessment Guide: Rocks and Minerals

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Lisa Sedares, Project Leader JPSS Flight and Ground Projects - STEM Literacy Project

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Transforming Science Education

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Shrinking Sutures activity cover
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Shrinking Sutures

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Pick Your Plate! Guía Global de Nutrición title screen
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Pick Your Plate! Guía Global de Nutrición

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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Space Dynamics Lab STEM K-12

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Earth & Space Science
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Studying Soils: Claims and Evidence

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Earth & Space Science
How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?
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How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?

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Grade 5
Physical Science
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Floating and Sinking– How is Salt Water Different from Fresh Water?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
The cover of grade 5 life science teacher guide titled How can we predict change in ecosystems?
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How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems?

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Grade 5
Life Science
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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STC Program: Solids and Liquids Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten