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A screen shot of a video with a white play button. The screen shows aurora, the Sun, and a rocket launch.
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NOAA Satellites Youtube

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Earth & Space Science
Video

Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
Photo of the a large orange rocket on a launch pad at night with lights shining on it.
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Department of Education Learning with NASA is Out of this World

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Balancing and Weighing Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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.
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Intelligence Community Career Opportunities; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math(STEM) Majors

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Earth & Space Science
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Space Hitchhikers: The ESPA Ring

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Earth & Space Science
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Plant Growth and Development–Getting a Handle on Your Bee

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
Video

Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Separating Solutes (Preparation for Lesson)

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Be An Explorer!

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Earth & Space Science
Large hadron collider
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Magnetism - Defending Our Planet, Defining The Cosmos

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Earth & Space Science
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Why is My Shadow Shorter Sometimes and Longer Other Times?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Case Statement

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Education
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"Science is fun, active, and hands-on."

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Video

Learning Without Borders (Carol O’Donnell, 2018)

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Education
Teacher Toolkit for sustainable Futures
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Futures! Curriculum Toolkit Resource Site

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Curriculum

STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Video

Natural Selection: Common Misconceptions

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Life Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Properties of Matter Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Ouch I Need A Bandage activity cover
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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Engineering Design
Map of the moon with text that says astrogeology planets and moons.
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Astralgeology - Planets and Moons

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Sound– Notebooking

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Cité scolaire D'Arsonval Group 2 Capstone Video

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Webcast

IDEAS in STEM: Building Positive STEM Identities in Students with Disabilities

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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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Image of a yellow 3D printed anemometer with a base, a pencil as a vertical component and four half spheres on a horizonal top piece
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Anemometer Energy!

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Engineering Design
Yuck! That Tastes Terrible Cover Image
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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Cover for Changing Earth
eBook

Changing Earth

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
Sustainability
Pick Your Plate! A Global Guide to Nutrition title screen
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Pick Your Plate! A Global Guide to Nutrition

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8