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Plug-N-Play Satellites

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Measuring Time Unit Kit

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

Explore Smithsonian: How Can Electricity Correct a Telescope in Outer Space?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Learning Without Borders (Carol O’Donnell, 2018)

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Education
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Tales of the modern astronomer

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Earth & Space Science
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‘Tis the Season for a Reason

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Investigating Biodiversity and Interdependence

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Curriculum

How Do Weather And Climate Affect Our Lives?

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Grade 3
Earth & Space Science
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NASA's Sustainable Aviation STEM Toolkit

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Earth & Space Science
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Teacher Tips: Weather

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Cover of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom teacher guide with a blue background and 12 images in circles with bicyclists, magnets, and a tire swing
Curriculum

How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
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Women in Aviation and Space History

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Earth & Space Science
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Opening Our Minds & Success in Conservation - Plenary 1 - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Education
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Plant Growth and Development– Planting the Seeds

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Animal Studies

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Animal Studies– Materials and Organizations

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Build and use a simple spectroscope

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Earth & Space Science
Circular logo with a navy blue globe in the center and a ring of puzzle pieces around the globe. The puzzle pieces are all shades of blue and have white icons in them. The icons are a plant, telescope, rocket, robotic arm, book, flask, and shield with a satellite.
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Space Career Resource Guide

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

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Grade 3
Grade 4
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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Astrophysicist Explains first James Webb images

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
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STC Literacy Series™: Microworlds

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Illustration of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun from left to right and arrows going from Earth to the Moon and Moon to the Sun
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NOAA SciJinks: It’s All About the Weather

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Earth & Space Science
A square with a rocket launch in the bottom right corner text saying Ticket to Space in the top right corner and text saying the Air Up There in the bottom left corner.
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Podcast: Ticket to Space

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Curriculum

STC Program: Electrical Energy and Circuit Design Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Explore Smithsonian: What can we Learn from Lion Poop?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Space Force STEM Activities

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Earth & Space Science
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Unified Geologic Map of the Moon

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Earth & Space Science
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Filter Fun!

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Engineering Design
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Santiago-Blay

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Life Science