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Curriculum

STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration (2018)

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
Video

We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
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Resource

A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll

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Resource

STC Assessment Guide: The Life Cycle of Butterflies

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Resource

STC Assessment Guide: Ecosystems

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Exploring Respiration and Circulation

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Video

Teaching ELL Students– Small Group Work

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Education
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Curriculum

Climate Action! How can we mitigate human impact on the atmosphere?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
Creature Feature: A Genes and Molecular Machines Lesson Cover Image
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Creature Feature: A Genes and Molecular Machines Lesson

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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Trait Tracker

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Curriculum

STCMS™: Earth's Dynamic Systems

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Video

Bike Powered Generator featuring Mr. Harrison

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Physical Science
Which Force Is With You? A Motion and Design Lesson Cover Image
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Which Force Is With You? A Motion and Design Lesson

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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
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Margarita Mora - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Education
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LASER i3 Across 3 Regions

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Education
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Department of Education Learning with NASA is Out of this World

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Earth & Space Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Change An Object's Motion?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
Webcast

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

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Student Notebooking– Tools: Using a Lab Report Writing Wheel

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Education
Video

Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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Earth & Space Science
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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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 2: Observing Rocks- How are They the Same and Different?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Video

Smithsonian Science for Global Goals

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Sustainability
A gallery of images with a boy looking through eclipse glasses a woman at a computer, two men in a reciprocal bike, a man with a model plane, and a logo with Saturn, a lightbulb, an astronaut, and a plane with text that says Inspire Engage Educated Employ the next generation of explorers.
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Exploring Careers @ NASA for Students

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Earth & Space Science
How Can We Predict When the Sky Will Be Dark?
Curriculum

How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow? Teacher Guide
Curriculum

How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?

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Grade 2
Life Science
Sustainability
Video

Make it Rain!

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Education
Video

Bulldozing Technique for Science Class

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
LASER Focused on English Learners: PD plus an inquiry-based science curriculum improves K-8 teachers' perceived ability to support ELs and reduces the achievement gap in math and reading
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LASER Focused on English Learners - OELA 2020 Poster

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Education