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Title screen for the educational life science game, Morphy.
Game

Morphy

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Life Science
A satellite in space with the Earth reflecting in its solar panel
Resource

Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites - R Series

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Earth & Space Science
Video

Lisa Sedares, Project Leader JPSS Flight and Ground Projects - STEM Literacy Project

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Video

Exploring Planetary Systems– Other Surface Features : Materials and Safety

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Video

Student Notebooking– Keeping a Teacher Book

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Education
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
Video

Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Santiago-Blay

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Life Science
What Can Maps Tell Us About Land and Water on Earth?
Curriculum

What Can Maps Tell Us About Land and Water on Earth?

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Grade 2
Earth & Space Science
Cover of Biodiversity guide with a photo of a coral reef and shoreling
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
Screenshot of info graphic on Digital Initiatives in STEM Education
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Digital Initiatives in STEM Education

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Man with brown hair looking into camera with a bookshelf behind him.
Resource

Nirav Patel, Geospatial Data Scientist

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Earth & Space Science
Video

Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Cari

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Earth & Space Science
Illustration of Earth with three concentric circles around it.
Resource

Orbit Types

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Earth & Space Science
Smithsonian Science for the Classroom grade 5 engineering cover
Curriculum

How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
Video

Diverse Stories of Resilience: Indigenous Wisdom

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Curriculum

STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Video

Floating and Sinking– Making a Sinker Float

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Video

Organisms– Notebooking

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
Preview of the Smithsonian Science Education Centers info graphic on transforming science education
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Transforming Science Education

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Illustrated Earth in bottom left with images of the landsat satellites orbiting and the title Ladies of Landsat Power of the Pixel.
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Earth Observation User Case Study: Power of the Pixel - 1972 to 2021

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2017-2018 District Report: Aurora Public Schools
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LASER 2017-2018 District Report Highlights: Aurora Public Schools

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Education
Woman soldier shaking hands with a student
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Civil Air Patrol lessons to support the US Space Force

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Earth & Space Science
Creature Feature: A Genes and Molecular Machines Lesson Cover Image
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Creature Feature: A Genes and Molecular Machines Lesson

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Round seal with a bald eagle in the middle, e pluribus unum on paper in its beak, olive branch in one talon and arrows in the other, vertical depiction of the US flag on its body and a globe behind it. There is a ring of stars around the eagle and globe and then a circle of text that says the Office of the Director of National Intelligence United States of America.
Resource

Intelligence Community Career Opportunities; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math(STEM) Majors

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Earth & Space Science
Video

Soils– Materials Distribution: Roles and Responsibilities

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

Soils– Organizing the Distribution Center

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

Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Convection Current in the Air

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Studying the Development and Reproduction of Organisms

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Sustainable Communities
Curriculum

Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability