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Artist rendering of a red dwarf planet with one moon in front of it and one behind
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NASA STEM Engagement YouTube channel

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Earth & Space Science
How Can We Map Land and Water on Earth?
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How Can We Map Land and Water On Earth?

Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Researching Optical Systems

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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
Vaccines Cover
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Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Discovering Electrical Systems

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
A student working on a model.
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Air Force Legacy

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Earth & Space Science
Cover image for STEM Leadership Alliance 2020 presentation
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An Integrated Approach to Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion (DEAI) in STEM

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Smithsonian literacy materials

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How Do Living Things Stay Safe And Grow?
Curriculum

How Do Living Things Stay Safe And Grow?

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Grade 1
Life 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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Teacher Tips: Weather

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Rocks and Minerals

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

Margarita Mora - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Education
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STC Assessment Guide: Experiments with Plants

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

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
National Air and Space Museum logo of a blue rectangle and a white airplane and white text
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Music Time

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Earth & Space Science
A blue rectangle logo of a plane in a white circle and white text that says National Air and Space Museum
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National Air and Space Museum Educator Resources

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Earth & Space Science
Front cover of the What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms? teachers guide with flowers plants and bugs
Curriculum

What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
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The Impact of LASER i3

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Image for How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?
Curriculum

How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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Motion and Design– Using Cooperation Cups

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Image of 3D printed guitar
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Match The Pitch!

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Engineering Design
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Effective Inquiry-Based STEM Education

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STC Assessment Guide: Organisms

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Video

Science: A Work in Progress

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Education
the cover of the Biotechnology guide with a blue DNA helix and text saying Smithsonian Science for Global Goals and Biotechnology.
Curriculum

Biotechnology! How can we ethically create a sustainable future using biotechnology?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
A green and white square with text that says Eyes on Earth with a microphone.
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United States Geological Survey's Eyes on Earth Podcast

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
An ecological library consisting of trees and plants throughout a two story library with a glass ceiling
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Cité scolaire D'Arsonval Group 1 Capstone Video

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Title screen of the educational physical science game, BumperDucks
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BumperDucks

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science