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Smithsonian Institution | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center
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Global Inspiration | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Smithsonian | January

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STC Literacy Series™: Chemical Tests

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Cover of grade 2 physical science teacher's guide
Curriculum

How Can We Change Solids And Liquids?

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Grade 2
Physical Science
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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounts, and Elements– Marking Chromotography Paper

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Panel: Transforming STEM Education and Industry through an Accessibility Lens

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Cover of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom with yellow background and 12 images in circles with tiger stripes, insect, fossil, and animal crossing sign.
Curriculum

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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‘Tis the Season for a Reason

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Measuring Time, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Illustration of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun from left to right and arrows going from Earth to the Moon and Moon to the Sun
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NOAA SciJinks: It’s All About the Weather

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Investigating Circuit Design

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Pick Your Plate! Guía Global de Nutrición title screen
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Pick Your Plate! Guía Global de Nutrición

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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Microworlds– Unit Preparation

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Curriculum

STC Program: Light Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Sound– Notebooking

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Circular logo with a navy blue globe in the center and a ring of puzzle pieces around the globe. The puzzle pieces are all shades of blue and have white icons in them. The icons are a plant, telescope, rocket, robotic arm, book, flask, and  shield with a satellite.
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Space Career Resource Guide

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USPTO's National Summer Teacher Institute

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Science: A Work in Progress

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Education
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STC Assessment Guide: Organisms

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Photo of a room of students with a model Earth suspended above them and text that says Science on a Sphere
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NOAA Science on a Sphere

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Earth & Space Science
Cover of the Biotechnology guide in Spanish with a DNA double helix
Curriculum

¡BIOTECNOLOGÍA! ¿Cómo podemos crear un futuro sostenible usando labiotecnología de forma ética?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Illustration of a tv with four arrows in a circle with Virtual Career Speaker Series in text
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Wright Patterson Air Force Base Educational Outreach: Virtual Career Speaker Sessions

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Earth & Space Science
A title page from Lycée Vaucanson and Our Lady of Lourdes Academy Team capstone prject with the Biodiversity guide cover and the two school logos
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Lycée Vaucanson and Our Lady of Lourdes Academy Team

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Animal Studies–Science Vocabulary

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
Webcast

IDEAS in STEM: Building Relationships

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The cover of grade 5 life science teacher guide titled How can we predict change in ecosystems?
Curriculum

How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems?

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Grade 5
Life Science
The purple cover of grade 3 earth science teachers guide
Curriculum

How Do Weather and Climate Affect Our Lives?

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Grade 3
Earth & Space Science
Two service members one standing on the ground one sitting in a flight simulator.
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Spin Cycle: Training for High G Flying

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Earth & Space Science
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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Kindergarten
Life Science
Sustainability
Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | October
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | October

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