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Curriculum

STCMS™: Structure and Function

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How Does a Curator of Great Cats Monitor the Health of Individual Lions in a Pride?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
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Filter Fun!

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Engineering Design
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"The staff love the PD"

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Exploring Planetary Systems–Thinking about our Solar System

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Astrophysicist Answers YouTube's James Webb question

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Curriculum

STC Program: The Technology of Paper Unit Kit

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Learning Without Borders (Carol O’Donnell, 2018)

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Education
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Exploring Careers @ NASA for Students

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Changes

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Curriculum

STCMS™: Weather and Climate Systems

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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How much corn could DKIST pop if DKIST could pop corn?

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Inquiry-Based Science Fosters 21st Century Skills

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Education
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Curriculum

What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
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Curriculum

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

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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Earth Observation Case Study: Using Landsat to Map Agricultural Yields and Irrigation

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Earth & Space Science
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Attack the Knack

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Education
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Ecosystems– Lesson 2: Setting up the Terrarium

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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USDA Forest Service Module

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Earth & Space Science
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Showbiz Safari

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
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Smithsonian literacy materials

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Water Works

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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Intelligence Community Career Opportunities; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math(STEM) Majors

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Earth & Space Science
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Time: It’s Like, So Deep

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Education
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Glider Guide

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Grade 2
Earth & Space Science
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Space Weather

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Digital Initiatives in STEM Education

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App

Sugar Simulation

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Grade 5
Physical Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Creating a "Cheat Sheet"

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Weather Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten