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Smithsonian Institution | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center
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Global Inspiration | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Smithsonian | January

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STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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STC Assessment Guide: Chemical Tests

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blue circle with red swoosh through it and NASA in white text with a white circle vertical around the a and s.
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NASA STEM Engagement

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Earth & Space Science
Pick Your Plate! A Global Guide to Nutrition title screen
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Pick Your Plate! A Global Guide to Nutrition

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A blue sky with a white rocket launching
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Air Force Civilian Careers

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Earth & Space Science
Man in a white coat in front of a large round piece of meatal with text saying Adam Biskner mechanical engineer
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Space Hitchhikers: The ESPA Ring

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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Motion and Design– Using Cooperation Cups

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
An astronaut in a spacesuit on a spacewalk.
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The U.S. Army in Space today and in the future

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Earth & Space Science
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Student Notebooking– Add an Envelope

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Education
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STC Literacy Series™: Animal Studies

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Curriculum

How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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
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Webcast

IDEAS in STEM: Building Positive STEM Identities in Students with Disabilities

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Man in a suit stands in front of a clean room with two workers.
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Plug-N-Play Satellites

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Earth & Space Science
Title screen of the educational physical science game, BumperDucks
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BumperDucks

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Smithsonian literacy materials

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Title screen for the educational earth science game, Disaster Detector.
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Disaster Detector

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Earth & Space Science
Image of 3D printed guitar
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Match The Pitch!

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Engineering Design
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That’s so Meta(cognitive)!

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

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Sustainability
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Animal Studies– Observing Millipedes More Closely

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

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Rocks and Minerals

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Soils– Materials Distribution: Roles and Responsibilities

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Earth & Space Science
Earth from space
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Space Law-What Laws are There in Space?

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Weather Widget Cover
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Weather Widget

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How Can We Predict When the Sky Will Be Dark?
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How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science