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Curriculum

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

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Air Force K-12 Activities

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Ecosystems Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Earth As Art

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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STC Literacy Series™: Weather

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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How Can I Help an Animal Cross the Road Safely?

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Anemometer Energy!

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Engineering Design
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English Learners in STEM: Realia Wall and Sentence Frames

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Education
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NOAA Planet Stewards

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Curriculum

STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring Forces and Motion Two-Use Unit Kit

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Kindergarten
Curriculum

STC Program: Rocks and Minerals, 3rd Edition

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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
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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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Enric Sala - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Education
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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Dajopen

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Education
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Sound– Lesson 6: Vibrations We Can't See

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Astralgeology - Planets and Moons

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

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
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Classical Orbital Elements (COEs)

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Earth & Space Science
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Nirav Patel, Geospatial Data Scientist

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Earth & Space Science
Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September

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Effective Inquiry-Based STEM Education

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Curriculum

STC Program: Light Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Teacher Professional Development Live

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
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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
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Tales of the modern astronomer

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Earth & Space Science
How Do Living Things Stay Safe and Grow?
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How Do Living Things Stay Safe and Grow?

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Grade 1
Life Science
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Investigating Circuit Design– Solar Cells

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Sound

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5