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That’s so Meta(cognitive)!

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Education
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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Space Environment

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Earth & Space Science
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How much corn could DKIST pop if DKIST could pop corn?

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Curriculum

STCMS™: Genes and Molecular Machines

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Chemistry
Webcast

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

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Enric Sala - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Education
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Space Weather

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Your Place In Space Career Profiles

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Earth & Space Science
Front cover of the What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms? teachers guide with flowers plants and bugs
Curriculum

What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
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Teen Astronomy Cafe

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STC Assessment Guide: Plant Growth and Development

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Chill Out: Tiny Refrigerator Saves Hubble Camera

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Earth & Space Science
the cover of the Biotechnology guide with a blue DNA helix and text saying Smithsonian Science for Global Goals and Biotechnology.
Curriculum

Biotechnology! How can we ethically create a sustainable future using biotechnology?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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Organisms– Notebooking

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Convection in the Mantle

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Grade 6
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Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Aquation: The Freshwater Access Game

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Grade 5
Sustainability
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Why Invest in STEM?

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Education
Video

“I love the training!”

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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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Food Chain Fix

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Sustainability
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Simulating Sutures

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Soils– Lesson 6: How Quickly Do Soils Settle in Water?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Curriculum

How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
Video

Opening Our Minds & Success in Conservation - Plenary 1 - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Education
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
A satellite in space with the Earth reflecting in its solar panel
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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites - R Series

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

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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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Rocks and Minerals– Creating Take Home Field Guides

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science