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Illustration of a rocket launch with text saying Go For Launch FAA.gov/space
Resource

Operations in the NAS

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Video

Teacher Tips: Land and Water

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
Resource

STC Literacy Series™: Plant Growth and Development

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

Sound– Lesson 8: Making a Model Eardrum

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
A microscopic image of DNA helix with text that says Women in STEM: Biotechnology Smithsonian Science Education Center
eBook

Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Sustainability
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Curriculum

How Can We Stay Cool in the Sun?

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Kindergarten
Engineering Design
Video

Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: The Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon

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Education
Video

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
Man sitting at desk looking at a laptop and two large screens with a photo of land from high up in the air
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Exclusive: Get An Inside Look At The US Space Force

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Earth & Space Science
Webcast

IDEAS in STEM: Building Positive STEM Identities in Students with Disabilities

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A yellow book cover with images in circles. The images are of a solar panel electric stove burner and lightbulb.
Curriculum

How Can We Provide Energy to Meet Diverse Needs?

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
Sustainability
An artist rendering of a rocket leaving Earth
Resource

Launch, Propulsion, and Re-entry

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Earth & Space Science
A view of the night sky in gamma rays so it shows bright green with a small bit of red yellow and blue.
Resource

Electromagnetic Spectrum Basics

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Earth & Space Science
Illustration of a Navajo woman with short brown hair and embroidered blouse and the Navajo Nation flag.
Resource

Earth Observation User Case: Speaking a New Language of Landsat (Ladies of Landsat)

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Earth & Space Science
Video

Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Image of 3D printed Smithsonian Castle and pan
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Channel Challenge!

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Engineering Design
Video

Impact of Professional Development for Science Teachers

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Education
An orangutan hangs from a tree in a moderately dense forest
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Earth Optimism Indonesia TV | Earth Optimism Education Series

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Life Science
Sustainability
Video

Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 1: Getting Ready for Caterpillars

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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
Smithsonian Science for the Classroom Grade 3 Life Science Cover
Curriculum

What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
Video

Natural Selection: Common Misconceptions

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Life Science
Resource

360 Photos

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Video

Organisms– Literacy Integration

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
Video

‘Tis the Season for a Reason

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Earth & Space Science
Video

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

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Sustainable Communities
Curriculum

Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Video

Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Cari

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Earth & Space Science
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Game

Showbiz Safari

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
A full moon above a treeline.
Resource

Introduction to Moon Trees

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Earth & Space Science