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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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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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Teacher Tips: Land and Water

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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STC Secondary: Understanding Weather and Climate

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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STC Secondary: Discovering Electrical Systems

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Physical Science
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STC Program: Motion and Design Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
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How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?

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Grade 2
Life Science
Sustainability
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Light Up the Cave

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Grade 1
Physical Science
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Microworlds– Unit Preparation

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Kindergarten
Life Science
Teacher Toolkit for sustainable Futures
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Futures! Curriculum Toolkit Resource Site

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Earth Optimism: Change is Positively Possible

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Sustainability
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How to Best Support Your Child’s Science Learning in the Time of COVID-19

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Curriculum

STCMS™: Matter and Its Interactions

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Chemistry
Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Researching the Sun-Earth-Moon System

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Match The Pitch!

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Engineering Design
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STC Literacy Series™: The Life Cycle of Butterflies

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Will Santos, Senior Structural Dynamics Engineer - STEM Literacy Project

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Swing Along with a Pendulum: Clocking a Second

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2013 Biodiversity: Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis

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Kindergarten
Life Science
Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Exploring Planetary Systems

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Earth & Space Science
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Creature Feature: A Genes and Molecular Machines Lesson

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Earth Optimism Indonesia TV | Earth Optimism Education Series

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Life Science
Sustainability
How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?
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How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?

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Grade 5
Physical Science
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Kenny Harris, Senior Project Engineer - STEM Literacy Project

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Sunlight on the National Mall

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Comparing and Measuring, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
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Literacy Tool Use as an Integral Feature of Students’ “Science ing”

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Curriculum

STC Program: Balancing and Weighing Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Grade 4
Physical Science