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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Separating Solutes (Preparation for Lesson)

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

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Match The Pitch!

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What Do Plants And Animals Need To Live?

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Effective Inquiry-Based STEM Education

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STC Living Materials Order Sheet, Microworlds

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Explore Smithsonian: What Internal Adaptations do Pandas Have to Eat Bamboo?

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Commercial Space Data

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Time: It’s Like, So Deep

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STC Program: Catastrophic Events Unit Kit

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Rocks and Minerals

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STC Program: Comparing and Measuring, 2nd Edition

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Understanding Weather and Climate–Lesson 9: Ocean Currents-Using the Demo Box

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Explore Smithsonian: What External Adaptations do Pandas Have for Their Unique Diet?

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Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Mission to the Moon Model

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Save Weather Maps

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Solids and Liquids

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
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Why is My Shadow Shorter Sometimes and Longer Other Times?

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– Materials Considerations

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Physical Science
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STC Program: Rocks and Minerals, 3rd Edition

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STC Literacy Series™: Organisms

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
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Global Inspiration | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Smithsonian | January

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Earth Observation User Case Study: Power of the Pixel - 1972 to 2021

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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Animal Studies

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What's the Code? Coding Robot Movements Using Sound

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“The kids learn from each other!”

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NOAA View Data Imagery Portal

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