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Illustration of the earth from space and a orbit around it.
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Conservation of Energy & Momentum

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Earth & Space Science
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Why Right Brained is Wrong…Brained

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Education
A black pixilated backgorund with outlines of the continents with white text that says STEM activities.
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Space Force STEM Activities

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Earth & Space Science
The cover of Protegiendo a les ballenas with 4 images of whales and ships
Curriculum

PROTEGIENDO A LES BALLENAS

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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
Image of the interior of an observatory with white metal structure looking down at the primary mirror of the telescope.
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How much corn could DKIST pop if DKIST could pop corn?

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A blue tone image of the Smithsonian castle with text that says Stories of women in STEM at the Smithsonian
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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Conserving Coral Reefs

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Education
Sustainability
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Exploring Planetary Systems– The Solar System:Design

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
A rectangular image that is blue on the top and fades into rust orange with white text that says the Ocean X Climate Summit
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Ocean X Climate Summit

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Curriculum

STC Program: Solids and Liquids Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Investigating the Effects of Colliding Air Masses

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Animal Studies– Observing Millipedes More Closely

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
An artistic rendering of a spacecraft with grey body and solar panels.
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Spacecraft Subsystems

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Earth & Space Science
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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: The Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon

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Education
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Teacher Professional Development Live

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STC Literacy Series™: Chemical Tests

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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
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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
Storm Smart title screen, showing the title (Storm Smart), the play button, the credits button, and links to the Smithsonian Institution Privacy Statement and Smithsonian Kids Online Privacy Statement
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Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Investigating Circuit Design

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Floating and Sinking– Which Things Float? Which Things Sink?

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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 14: Discovering that Butterflies are Insects

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 6: Temperature, Pressure, and Cloud Formation

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Title of the Includes sourcebook with the Smithsonian Science Education Center, NSF, and Howard University logos
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Building Networks and Enhancing Diversity in the K-12 STEM Teaching Workforce

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Education
NSF logo of blue globe surrounded by yellow spikes and text that says NSF
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Build and use a simple spectroscope

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Earth & Space Science
Cover of the grade 4 physical science teachers guide
Curriculum

How Does Energy Move from One Object to Another?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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"Science is fun, active, and hands-on."

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Rocks and Minerals– Creating Take Home Field Guides

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Image of 3D printed Smithsonian Castle and pan
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Channel Challenge!

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Engineering Design
A yellow book cover with images in circles. The images are of a solar panel electric stove burner and lightbulb.
Curriculum

How Can We Provide Energy to Meet Diverse Needs?

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
Sustainability