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Smithsonian Institution | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center
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Global Inspiration | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Smithsonian | January

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How Can I Help an Animal Cross the Road Safely?

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Exploring Careers @ NASA for Students

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Earth & Space Science
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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Drying Chromotography Paper

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Stay Cool in the Sun?

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Kindergarten
Engineering Design
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Your Place In Space Career Profiles

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Earth & Space Science
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Ecosystems– Lesson 2: Setting up the Terrarium

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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Education
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Changing Habitats

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Curriculum

STC Program: Measuring Time Unit Kit

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
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Fostering Change: Ideas and Best Practices for Diversity in STEM Teaching in K-12 Classrooms

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Education
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Providing STEM Education to Underserved and Vulnerable Populations PowerPoint

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Increases in student achivement

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Earth Observation User Case: Using Landsat to Connect Space to Village

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites - R Series

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainable Communities
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Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive?

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Grade 6
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High School
Sustainability
Title screen for the educational kindergarten game, Shutterbugs: Wiggle and Stomp
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Shutterbugs: Wiggle and Stomp

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Grade 1
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Don't Call Me Extinct Podcasting Module
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Don't Call Me Extinct Podcasting Module

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Life Science
Sustainability
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Argos Education

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Earth & Space 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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STC Literacy Series™: Plant Growth and Development

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NASA's Sustainable Aviation STEM Toolkit

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Earth & Space Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
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JAYO - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Education
How Can We Glide Like a Squirrel?
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How Can We Glide Like a Squirrel?

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Grade 4
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Using Weather Maps

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Dajopen

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Aquation: The Freshwater Access Game

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Grade 5
Sustainability
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Robert Latta, Aerospace Engineer

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