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An astronaut in a spacesuit on a spacewalk.
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The U.S. Army in Space today and in the future

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Earth & Space Science
Resource

STC Assessment Guide: Chemical Tests

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Soils– Lesson 6: How Quickly Do Soils Settle in Water?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Yuck! That Tastes Terrible Cover Image
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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Sugar Simulation screenshot
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Sugar Simulation

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Grade 5
Physical Science
Cover of the Cool to Cary activity with three different designed cups.
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Cool to Carry

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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STEM Education for Social Good

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An artistic rendering of a spacecraft with grey body and solar panels.
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Spacecraft Subsystems

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Earth & Space Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 7: Hurricanes- Destructive Storms

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists use Electricity to Study Fish Populations?

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
Cover of the grade 4 life science teacher guide with the title how can animals use their senses to communicate and images of fireflies, birds and eyes
Curriculum

How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
Sunrise over Earth from space
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An Introduction to Space Weather and the Space Weather Prediction Center

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Experiments with Plants Unit Kit

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
The cover of grade 5 physical science teacher guide
Curriculum

How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?

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STC Assessment Guide: Organisms

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
silhouette view of a man in front of blue computer network illustration
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U.S. Space Force: Origins

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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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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Investigating the Effects of Colliding Air Masses

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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360 Photos

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Organization!

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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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
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
Curriculum

STC Program: Energy, Machines, and Motion Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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Grade 3
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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
A light blue rectangle with a white jet on the left and white text that says national air and space museum Smithsonian on the right
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Women in Aviation and Space History

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Earth & Space Science
What's the Code? activity cover
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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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STC Literacy Series™: Changes

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Illustrated Earth in bottom left with images of the landsat satellites orbiting and the title Ladies of Landsat Power of the Pixel.
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Earth Observation User Case Study: Power of the Pixel - 1972 to 2021

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Earth & Space Science
Where Does the Water Go? Cover Image
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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Engineering Design
Sustainability
Illustration of a woman at a computer writing on paper
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Earth Observation User Case: Using Landsat to Connect Space to Village

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability