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

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Illustration of a rocket launch with text saying Go For Launch FAA.gov/space
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FAA : Commercial Space 101

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STC Assessment Guide: Experiments with Plants

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Conservation of Energy & Momentum

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Earth & Space Science
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Build Your Own Touch Screen Stylus

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Curriculum

STC Program: Solids and Liquids Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
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STC Literacy Series™: Food Chemistry

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Curriculum

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

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Kindergarten
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Transforming Science Education

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How Do Living Things Stay Safe and Grow?
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How Do Living Things Stay Safe and Grow?

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Grade 1
Life Science
A three tiered purple building with National Museum of African American History and Culture in white text
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Through the Window and into the Mirror: Narratives of African American STEM Professionals

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Earth & Space Science
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Diverse Stories of Resilience: Indigenous Wisdom

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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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LASER i3 PLCs and Online Resources

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Education
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Student Notebooking– Tools: Using a Lab Report Writing Wheel

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Education
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Game

Shutterbugs: Wiggle and Stomp

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Grade 1
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Curriculum

Biodiversity! How can we balance the needs of people with the needs of other living things?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Life Science
Sustainability
The Protecting Whales teacher guide cover with a collage of images showing a mother and baby humpback whale, a whale fluke in front of a military ship, a whale fluke, and a whale fluke in front of a cargo ship.
Curriculum

PROTECTING WHALES

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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
Video

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

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Smithsonian Science for the Classroom Grade 3 Life Science Cover
Curriculum

What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
A microscopic image of DNA helix with text that says Women in STEM: Biotechnology Smithsonian Science Education Center
eBook

Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Sustainability
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Will Santos, Senior Structural Dynamics Engineer - STEM Literacy Project

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Land and Water– Literacy Extension

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Curriculum

How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Exploring the Nature of Light

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Comparing and Measuring

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

Inquiry science is vital

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Video

Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Smithsonian Institution | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center
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Global Inspiration | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Smithsonian | January

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Mission to the Moon Model

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5