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NSF logo of blue globe surrounded by yellow spikes and text that says NSF
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Build and use a simple spectroscope

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 3: Learning More about Rocks

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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STC Assessment Guide: The Life Cycle of Butterflies

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Image of the interior of an observatory with white metal structure looking down at the primary mirror of the telescope.
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How much corn could DKIST pop if DKIST could pop corn?

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Scaffolding Science Vocabulary Development within Inquiry-Based Instruction

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Education
Curriculum

STC Program: Magnets and Motors Unit Kit

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Understanding Weather and Climate

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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
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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Earth & Space Science
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Scientists observe, share, collaborate

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Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light

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Life Science
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STC Program: Electric Circuits Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Composite image of stars from the Chandra X-ray Telescope
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Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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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Curriculum

How Can We Be Ready for Weather?

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Sound Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
A line art illustration of a person reaching for a yellow star with text that says Soaring beyond expectations
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21st CCLC Summer Symposium Plenary, "Girls in STEM" featuring NASA women.

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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
A microscopic image of DNA helix with text that says Women in STEM: Biotechnology Smithsonian Science Education Center
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Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Sustainability
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Ecosystems– Notebooking Strategies

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Plant Growth and Development

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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That’s so Meta(cognitive)!

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Education
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Convection Current in the Air

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Illustration of cubesat satellite with grey hexagonal body and blue solar panel wings
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Build a CubeSat!

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Earth & Space Science
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Why Invest in STEM?

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Education
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Learning Without Borders (Carol O’Donnell, 2018)

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Education
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Effective Inquiry-Based STEM Education

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Smithsonian Science for the Classroom Grade 3 Life Science Cover
Curriculum

What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Ecosystems

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5