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STEM Education for Social Good

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How Can We Change an Object’s Motion?

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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Engineering Design
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STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring My Weather Two-Use Unit Kit

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Kindergarten
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National Science Foundation and National Solar Observatory Google Classrooms

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Earth & Space Science
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2-Body Equation of Motion

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Earth & Space Science
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Promising Practices for Online Learning

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PROTECTING WHALES

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Grade 3
Life Science
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Licenses & Permits: Commercial Space

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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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Diverse Stories of Resilience: Indigenous Wisdom

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 6: Temperature, Pressure, and Cloud Formation

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Earth & Space Science
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U.S. Space Force Supra Coder Program

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What is Our Evidence That We Live On A Changing Earth?
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What Is Our Evidence That We Live on a Changing Earth?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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Newton's Laws

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Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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Earth As Art

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Filter Fun!

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Good Thinking: Make Sense of Science Class

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
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NASA Career Categories and Descriptions

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Space Weather and Earth's Aurora

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Department of Energy STEM Opportunities and Resources

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Earth & Space Science
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Plug-N-Play Satellites

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Earth & Space Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How Are Optical Instruments Tested Before Space Flight?

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Earth & Space Science
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Beats and Banjos

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Grade 1
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Resources for Educators and Students

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Earth & Space Science
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Penguin Protection

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Grade 1
Life Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Convection Current in the Air

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Earth & Space Science