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STC Literacy Series™: Chemical Tests

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Exploring Planetary Systems– Other Surface Features: Don't Hurry the Slurry

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate
Curriculum

How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
Video

Land and Water– Literacy Integration (Sharing Predictions)

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Robert Latta, Aerospace Engineer

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Earth & Space Science
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Orbit Types

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Curriculum

How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
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Build and use a simple spectroscope

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Earth & Space Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How Does a Curator of Great Cats Monitor the Health of Individual Lions in a Pride?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
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Our Lady of Lourdes Capstone Video

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Air Force K-12 Activities

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Earth & Space Science
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Ecosystems– Lesson 2: Setting up the Terrarium

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Soils– Materials Distribution: Roles and Responsibilities

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Grade 1
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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Spirit of St. Louis
Curriculum

STCMS™: Energy, Forces, and Motion

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
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eBook

Everyday Energy

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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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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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Resources for Educators and Students

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Earth & Space Science
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Santiago-Blay

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Life Science
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Working in groups

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2-Body Equation of Motion

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Earth & Space Science
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Fired Up About Energy

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Physical Science
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eBook

Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
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Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program

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Earth & Space Science
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What's the Code? Coding Robot Movements Using Sound

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Engineering Design
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Plug-N-Play Satellites

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Earth & Space Science
Webcast

IDEAS in STEM: Building Relationships

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Sound– Lesson 1: Thinking about Sound

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Video

Explore Smithsonian: How Can We Know About the Reproductive Cycle of an Animal by Its Poop?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science