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Curriculum

Astronomy & Astrophysics Classroom Resources

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Earth & Space Science
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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Conserving Coral Reefs

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Education
Sustainability
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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Media Kit

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Education
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Experimenting with Forces and Motion

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Live from NOIRLab

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Earth & Space Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Nonfiction 2 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Sound– Lesson 6: Vibrations We Can't See

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Orbit Types

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Earth & Space 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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Launch, Propulsion, and Re-entry

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Earth & Space Science
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Space Dynamics Lab STEM K-12

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Earth & Space Science
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USDA Forest Service Module

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Earth & Space Science
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Diverse Stories of Resilience: The Power of Community

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STC Literacy Series™: Measuring Time, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Video

We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
Video

2013 Biodiversity: Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers

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Education
Curriculum

STC Program: Land and Water Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Curriculum

STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Weather Widget Cover
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Weather Widget

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Curriculum

How Can We Be Ready for Weather?

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How Are Optical Instruments Tested Before Space Flight?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Teaching ELL Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Education
A group of 5 middle school girls and 1 middle school boy looking at the camera
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Collège les Colliberts Group 1 Capstone Video

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Destination Deep Space

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Earth & Space Science
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Game

Explore the World of Small Through Virtual Reality

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
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Simulating Sutures

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Curriculum

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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Sound– Lesson 10: Changing the Pitch by Changing the Tension

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
How Can We Glide Like a Squirrel?
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How Can We Glide Like a Squirrel?

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6