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Learning Science Through Inquiry

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STC Program: Plant Growth and Development Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Student Notebooking– Add an Envelope

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Education
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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring My Weather Two-Use Unit Kit

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Kindergarten
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Curriculum

How Can We Provide Energy to Meet Diverse Needs?

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
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Diverse Stories of Resilience: The Power of Community

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Electric Circuits– Making a Filament

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounts, and Elements– Marking Chromotography Paper

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Physical Science
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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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Physical Science
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Floating and Sinking– Investigating Boat Designs

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Magnets and Motors

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Cells In Space: Helping Astronauts and Injured Soldiers

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Measuring Time Unit Kit

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Sample Populations of Fish and Invertebrates Along the Shorelines?

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Life Science
Sustainability
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STC Program: The Life Cycle of Butterflies Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Curriculum

HOW CAN WE IDENTIFY MATERIALS BASED ON THEIR PROPERTIES?

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Hispanos de la NASA

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Properties of Matter Unit Kit

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Grade 6
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Explore Smithsonian: How Can Electricity Correct a Telescope in Outer Space?

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Physical Science
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Distance Learning and Digital Resources from the Smithsonian

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That’s so Meta(cognitive)!

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Education
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STC Secondary: Investigating Digestion and Motion

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Life Science
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Explore Smithsonian: Dr. Avi Loeb - Jr. Professor of Science

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Smithsonian Science for the Classroom Grade 3 Life Science Cover
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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
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Sending "Learning Styles" Out of Style

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Using Thermometer Strips

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Grade 1
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Engineering Design
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Cool to Carry

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STC Secondary: Exploring Respiration and Circulation

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Grade 6
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Life Science