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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
Curriculum

STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring Plants and Animals Two-Use Unit Kit

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Kindergarten
Video

Inquiry science is vital

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Stories of Women of Color in STEM

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Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
yellow cover of How Can We Provide Energy to People’s Homes?
Curriculum

How Can We Provide Energy to People’s Homes?

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
A light blue rectangle with a white jet on the left and white text that says national air and space museum Smithsonian on the right
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Women in Aviation and Space History

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Earth & Space Science
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Sending "Learning Styles" Out of Style

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Education
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Studying Soils: Claims and Evidence

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Earth & Space Science
Illustration of Earth with one yellow elliptical orbit
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Classical Orbital Elements (COEs)

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Investigating Digestion and Motion

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Preview of the Smithsonian Science Education Centers info graphic on transforming science education
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Transforming Science Education

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Resource

STC Literacy Series™: Changes

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Video

Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Santiago-Blay

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Life Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Resource

STC Living Materials Order Sheet, Microworlds

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Illustration of cubesat satellite with grey hexagonal body and blue solar panel wings
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Build a CubeSat!

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Earth & Space Science
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
Night sky with silhouettes of trees with a bright green streak in the sky
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Space Weather and Earth's Aurora

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Earth & Space Science
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 Change Solids and Liquids?
Curriculum

How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?

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Grade 2
Physical Science
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Inquiry-Based Science Fosters 21st Century Skills

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Education
Curriculum

STC Program: Ecosystems Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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
A tall American Sycamore tree with green leaves
Resource

Department of Agriculture Moon Tree Scientists

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Image of 3D printed water filter
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Filter Fun!

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Engineering Design
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STC Assessment Guide: Plant Growth and Development

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
A blue globe with text that says NSF a ring of gold spikes around the globe.
Curriculum

Astronomy & Astrophysics Classroom Resources

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Earth & Space Science
A lighthouse between two palm trees
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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Kindergarten
Engineering Design