Explore our Curriculum & Resources

Type

Grade

Topic

yellow cover of How Can We Provide Energy to People’s Homes?
Curriculum

How Can We Provide Energy to People’s Homes?

Filed Under
Grade 4
Engineering Design
Cover of Space Systems Exploration
Curriculum

STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration (2018)

Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Dr. Drew, Density, & Diffusion Cover Image
Resource

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

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Tami's Tower: Let's Think About Engineering title screen
Game

Tami's Tower: Let's Think About Engineering

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Engineering Design
Video

Delilah Nunez, Systems Director, ESS Ground and Integration - STEM Literacy Project

This is a free resource
Cover of grade two engineering teachers guide titled How can we stop land from washing away?
Curriculum

How Can We Stop Land From Washing Away?

Filed Under
Grade 2
Engineering Design
Sustainability
Illustration of a rocket launch with text saying Go For Launch FAA.gov/space
Resource

Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space Transportation Careers

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark? Teacher Guide cover
Curriculum

How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark?

Filed Under
Grade 1
Physical Science
A close up view of the James Webb Space Telescope's gold hexoganal primary mirror.
Resource

James Webb Space Telescope STEM Toolkit

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Video

Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

Filed Under
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
Video

Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Track and Monitor Blue Crab Populations in the Chesapeake Bay?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
Resource

Ecosystems– Lesson 7: Joining Terrarium and Aquarium

Filed Under
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Illustration of cubesat satellite with grey hexagonal body and blue solar panel wings
Resource

Build a CubeSat!

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
A friendly monster named Tycho talks to a girl named Desta.
Game

Explore the World of Small Through Virtual Reality

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
Resource

STC Assessment Guide: Food Chemistry

Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Cover of the Keep it Balanced activity with an illustration of the endocrine system and a hand holding cards that say blood sugar increases and blood sugar decreases
Resource

Keep it Balanced

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Video

2013 Biodiversity: Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Education
Video

Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

Filed Under
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Smithsonian Science for the Classroom Grade 3 Life Science Cover
Curriculum

What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

Filed Under
Grade 3
Life Science
Video

Explore Smithsonian: Courtney Dressing - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Graduate Student

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
Video

Inquiry science is the foundation

This is a free resource
Curriculum

STC Program: Light Unit Kit

Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Human Body Systems Unit Kit

Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Cover of Stories of Women in STEM: Symbiosis with a green frog on a leaf
eBook

Stories of Women in STEM: Symbiosis

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Sustainability
How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate
Curriculum

How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate?

Filed Under
Grade 4
Life Science
Line art illustration of observatory with text that says NOAO underneath it
Resource

Tales of the modern astronomer

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Resource

Distance Learning and Digital Resources from the Smithsonian

This is a free resource
Image of cover of "COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?" The main image is an illustration of the coronavirus.
Curriculum

COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Webcast

How to Best Support Your Child’s Science Learning in the Time of COVID-19

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Education