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STC Program: Magnets and Motors Unit Kit

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Teen Astronomy Cafe

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"Inquiry-based learning is incredible!"

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Astronaut in the Space Station looking out a window down onto Earth.
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Space Junk Around Earth

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Earth & Space Science
Cover of grade two engineering teachers guide titled How can we stop land from washing away?
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How Can We Stop Land From Washing Away?

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
Sustainability
Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September

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Teacher Tips: Land and Water

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
The Protecting Whales teacher guide cover with a collage of images showing a mother and baby humpback whale, a whale fluke in front of a military ship, a whale fluke, and a whale fluke in front of a cargo ship.
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PROTECTING WHALES

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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
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Organisms– Notebooking

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Grade 2
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Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
Curriculum

STC Program: The Life Cycle of Butterflies Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 5
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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounts, and Elements– Marking Chromotography Paper

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Focus on the Stuff

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STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Air Force Civilian Careers

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Earth & Space Science
Cover of the grade 4 physical science teachers guide
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How Does Energy Move from One Object to Another?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Your Place In Space Career Profiles

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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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Investigating Circuit Design– Solar Cells

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Santiago-Blay

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Life Science
America's First Food Spy Podcasting Module
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America's First Food Spy Podcasting Module

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Aquation: The Freshwater Access Game

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Grade 5
Sustainability
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Attack the Knack

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Education
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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
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Build a CubeSat!

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Earth & Space Science
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Teaching ELL Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Education
Students in Benin gather around a sanitation station
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Bootons la COVID-19! Module

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Education
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Stories of Women of Color in STEM

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Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
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STC Literacy Series™: The Life Cycle of Butterflies

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
A close up version of the surface of the Moon with white text that says Artemis STEM learning pathway and the Artemis logo of a white A with a red swoosh through it  a blue quarter circle underneath it and white text that says Artemis.
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Artemis I STEM Learning Pathway

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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