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An astronaut in a spacesuit on a spacewalk.
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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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STC Assessment Guide: Food Chemistry

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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What’s the “Matter” with Cells and Atoms?

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Education
Students working at computers
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Aerospace Corporation Careers

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
A collage of images from left to right: a world map, a coral reef, a metal sculpture of a teacher talking to a student, a dock on a lake, and a world map
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NOAA Data in the Classroom

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Program: Ecosystems Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Black and white line art of a child in a hooded sweatshirt.
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Be An Explorer!

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Comparing and Measuring

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms - From Macro to Micro Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Illustration of Earth with satellite orbiting it
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2-Body Equation of Motion

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 14: Discovering that Butterflies are Insects

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

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Setting Up and Maintaining an Online Science Classroom for Success

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Education
Earth from space
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Space Law-What Laws are There in Space?

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Why is My Shadow Shorter Sometimes and Longer Other Times?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Explore the World of the Small: Measuring in Nanometers Cover Image
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Explore the World of the Small: Measuring in Nanometers

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Grade 7
Grade 8
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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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 3: Learning More about Rocks

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Orchids Attract Pollinators?

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Life Science
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Tales of the modern astronomer

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Earth & Space Science
Where Does the Water Go? Cover Image
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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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
Curriculum

STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
A white square with six cards spread out wtih images of a telescope, the sun, and arura as well as a student data sheet.
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National Science Foundation and National Solar Observatory Google Classrooms

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Earth & Space Science
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Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Explore Smithsonian: What Internal Adaptations do Pandas Have to Eat Bamboo?

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Life Science
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Cari

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Earth & Space Science
The yellow cover of a kindergarten engineering teachers guide
Curriculum

How Can We Stay Cool in the Sun?

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Kindergarten
Engineering Design
Curriculum

STCMS™: Earth's Dynamic Systems

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science