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How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate
Curriculum

How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
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Matthew Tan, Aerospace Engineering Student at Stanford

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Earth & Space Science
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Explore the World of the Small: Measuring in Nanometers

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Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 2 life science teacher's guide cover
Curriculum

How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?

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Grade 2
Life Science
Sustainability
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Women in Aviation and Space History

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Earth & Space Science
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Sunlight on the National Mall

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
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Terita Norton, Electrical Engineer and Systems Director - STEM Literacy Project

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Be Mosquito Smart: Know the Enemy

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Resources for Educators and Students

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Earth & Space Science
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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
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Through the Window and into the Mirror: Narratives of African American STEM Professionals

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Earth & Space Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Stay Cool in the Sun?

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Kindergarten
Engineering Design
Curriculum

STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Smithsonian Science for the Classroom grade 5 engineering cover
Curriculum

How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
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Resource

Gravity

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Earth & Space Science
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Curriculum

What Do Plants And Animals Need To Live?

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Kindergarten
Life Science
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Program: Weather Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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The U.S. Army in Space today and in the future

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Earth & Space Science
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Working in groups

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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Conserving Coral Reefs

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Education
Sustainability
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Styling Sun Safety

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Grade 1
Kindergarten
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Curriculum

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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Magnet Motion

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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
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Harvard-MIT Science Research Mentoring Program

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Earth & Space Science
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Make it Rain!

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Education
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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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Curriculum

STCMS™: Genes and Molecular Machines

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Chemistry
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Inquiry science is the foundation

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