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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Explore the World of Small Through Virtual Reality

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Education
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Light Up the Cave

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Physical Science
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FAA : Commercial Space 101

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Spacecraft Subsystems

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Earth & Space Science
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i3 PLC Leaders Becoming an Increasingly Effective Collaborative Team

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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? NGSS-Aligned Teacher Companion Guide

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Laser i3 in Action

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LASER i3 PLC Leaders Share Best Practices and Lessons Learned

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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Conserving Coral Reefs

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Education
Sustainability
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Wright Patterson Air Force Base Educational Outreach: Virtual Career Speaker Sessions

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Exploring Planetary Systems– The Solar System:Design

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Measuring Time Unit Kit

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Grade 3
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Teacher Innovator Institute (TII)

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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
Telescope observatory at night.
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U.S. Space Force: Make History :30 Commercial

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Bootons la COVID-19! Module

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Mission to the Moon Model

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LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2018-2019 District Report: Denver Public Schools
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LASER 2018-2019 District Report: Denver Public Schools

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How Can We Map Land and Water on Earth?
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How Can We Map Land and Water On Earth?

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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Convection in the Mantle

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Earth & Space Science
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BumperDucks

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Physical Science
Illustration of the Earth and a satellite with an arrow showing gravity pulling toward the Earth.
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Gravity

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Podcast: Ticket to Space

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 2: Observing Rocks- How are They the Same and Different?

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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NGA Explains: What is GPS?

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Space Hitchhikers: The ESPA Ring

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A black rectangle with a man on the left side and in illustration of an array of hexagonal gold mirrors and text saying Webb Space Telescope.
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Astrophysicist Answers YouTube's James Webb question

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STCMS™: Ecosystems and Their Interactions

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Grade 6
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Life Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Experiments with Plants Unit Kit

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Grade 3
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