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STC Program: Plant Growth and Development Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Sir Isaac Newton
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Newton's Laws

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Earth & Space Science
Vaccines Cover
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Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?

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High School
Sustainability
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Diverse Stories of Resilience: The Power of Community

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STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Hands-on science and non-English speakers

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Animal Studies– Materials and Organizations

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How Are Optical Instruments Tested Before Space Flight?

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Earth & Space Science
How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate
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How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
A lighthouse between two palm trees
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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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Kindergarten
Engineering Design
Front cover of the What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms? teachers guide with flowers plants and bugs
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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Life Science
Curriculum

STCMS™: Ecosystems and Their Interactions

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Life Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Plant Growth and Development

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Artistic line art rendering of a satellite with green gas coming out of it.
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Space Environment

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Smithsonian Science for the Classroom grade 5 engineering cover
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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Engineering Design
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Time: It’s Like, So Deep

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Education
Cover of the Grade 5 Earth science teacher guide cover
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How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Grade 5
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STCMS™: Weather and Climate Systems

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Earth & Space Science
Cover of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom teacher guide with a blue background and 12 images in circles with bicyclists, magnets, and a tire swing
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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
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The Impact of LASER i3

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Image of a yellow 3D printed anemometer with a base, a pencil as a vertical component and four half spheres on a horizonal top piece
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Anemometer Energy!

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The green cover of the kindergarten life science teachers guide
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What Do Plants And Animals Need To Live?

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Life Science
Sustainability
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Land and Water– Literacy Extension

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Separating Solutes (Preparation for Lesson)

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Physical Science
Line art illustration of observatory with text that says NOAO underneath it
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Tales of the modern astronomer

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Curriculum

Climate Resilience!

Dr. Drew, Density, & Diffusion Cover Image
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Dr. Drew, Density, & Diffusion: Dr. Charles Richard Drew Giving Life Through Blood Research

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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Resources for Educators and Students

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STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 2: Caring for Caterpillars

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Kindergarten
Life Science