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STC Literacy Series™: Rocks and Minerals

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Floating and Sinking– Investigating Boat Designs

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Matthew Tan, Aerospace Engineering Student at Stanford

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Earth & Space Science
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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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Natural Selection: Common Misconceptions

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Life Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Change An Object's Motion?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Curriculum

STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer (2018)

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Which Force Is With You? A Motion and Design Lesson

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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Smithsonian literacy materials

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Curriculum

STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring the World Set

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Kindergarten
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Soils– Lesson 6: How Quickly Do Soils Settle in Water?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Mission to the Moon Model

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists use Electricity to Study Fish Populations?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
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Exploring Planetary Systems–Thinking about our Solar System

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Changes

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
How Can We Predict When the Sky Will Be Dark?
Curriculum

How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
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“The kids learn from each other!”

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Licenses & Permits: Commercial Space

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Curriculum

Environmental Justice! How can we create environments that are healthy for everyone?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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Learning Without Borders (Carol O’Donnell, 2018)

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Education
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Earth Observation User Case: Using Landsat to Connect Space to Village

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals

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Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Program: Energy, Machines, and Motion Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Spacecraft Subsystems

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Earth & Space Science
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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Drying Chromotography Paper

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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2013 Biodiversity: Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers

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Education
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Astrophysicist Explains Dark Matter and 4 other Cosmic Phenomena

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Building Networks and Enhancing Diversity in the K-12 STEM Teaching Workforce

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Education
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Curriculum

STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration (2018)

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science