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Channel Challenge!

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Engineering Design
Teacher Toolkit for sustainable Futures
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Futures! Curriculum Toolkit Resource Site

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NGA Explains: What is GPS?

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Earth & Space Science
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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
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Astrophysicist Explains Dark Matter and 4 other Cosmic Phenomena

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How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems?

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Grade 5
Life Science
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COSIP.TV: ¡COVID-19! ¿Cómo puedo protegerme a mí mismo y a los demás?

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Grade 6
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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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NASA: Faces of Technology

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Earth & Space Science
Mission to the Moon Model Cover Image
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Mission to the Moon Model

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Grade 2
Grade 3
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Grade 5
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USDA Forest Service Module

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Earth & Space Science
LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2018-2019 District Report: Denver Public Schools
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LASER 2018-2019 District Report: Denver Public Schools

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Education
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Rainy Day Fabrics

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Fostering Change: Ideas and Best Practices for Diversity in STEM Teaching in K-12 Classrooms

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Education
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Rocks and Minerals– Incorporating Literacy

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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English Learners in STEM: Interactive Graphic Organizer and Mix & Match

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Education
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Ocean! How can we create a sustainable future for the ocean?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Case Statement

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Education
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Sound– Lesson 2: How Sound Travels

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Time: It’s Like, So Deep

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Education
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Exploring Planetary Systems– Other Surface Features: Don't Hurry the Slurry

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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How Can We Be Ready for Weather?

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

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

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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NOAA Data in the Classroom

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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Build and use a simple spectroscope

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Earth & Space Science
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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September

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STC Program: Comparing and Measuring Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten