Explore our Curriculum & Resources

Illustrated Earth in bottom left with images of the landsat satellites orbiting and the title Ladies of Landsat Power of the Pixel.
Resource

Earth Observation User Case Study: Power of the Pixel - 1972 to 2021

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Man standing at a desk giving a lecture
Resource

A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll

This is a free resource
Video

Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis

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

Students can’t wait for science!

This is a free resource
Video

Smithsonian literacy materials

This is a free resource
A full moon above a treeline.
Resource

Introduction to Moon Trees

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

We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Education
Video

Student Notebooking– Keeping a Teacher Book

Filed Under
Education
How Do Living Things Stay Safe And Grow?
Curriculum

How Do Living Things Stay Safe And Grow?

Filed Under
Grade 1
Life Science
Video

Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Cari

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

Microworlds– Unit Preparation

Filed Under
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
Tami's Tower Title Screen
Game

Tami's Tower: Pensemos en la ingeniería

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

Will Santos, Senior Structural Dynamics Engineer - STEM Literacy Project

This is a free resource
Curriculum

STC Program: Microworlds Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Discovering Electrical Systems

Filed Under
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Video

Animal Studies– Observing Millipedes More Closely

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

LASER i3 in Houston

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Education
LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2017-2018 District Report: Aurora Public Schools
Resource

LASER 2017-2018 District Report Highlights: Aurora Public Schools

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Education
Video

Introducing: Good Thinking!

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Education
Webcast

Developing User Confidence & Engagement with New Technologies

This is a free resource
Man looking at camera with bookshelf behind him.
Resource

Matthew Tan, Aerospace Engineering Student at Stanford

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Johannes Kepler
Resource

Kepler's Laws

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
White rectangle with blue text that says Space Dynamics Laboratory Utah State University
Resource

Space Dynamics Lab STEM K-12

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
A satellite with grey body and blue solar panels orbiting Earth.
Resource

NGA Explains: What is GPS?

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Six middle school girls standing in a half circle in front of a tree with a white school building in the background
Resource

Our Lady of Lourdes Capstone Video

This is a free resource
Lime green rectangle with a man on the right looking at an inset image of a neutron star which looks pink with rings of red surrounding it.
Resource

Astrophysicist Explains Dark Matter and 4 other Cosmic Phenomena

This is a free resource
Sunlight on the National Mall title
App

Sunlight on the National Mall

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
Video

Falling 101

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Physical Science
Resource

STC Assessment Guide: Chemical Tests

Filed Under
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5