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Title screen of the educational physical science game, BumperDucks
Game

BumperDucks

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Physical Science
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Sound– Lesson 6: Vibrations We Can't See

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Grade 2 life science teacher's guide cover
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How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?

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Grade 2
Life Science
Sustainability
Screenshot of an info graphic on learning science through inquiry
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Learning Science Through Inquiry

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Life Cycles of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis - Moving the Crysalis Properly

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Grade 1
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Soils

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Cover for Water Works
eBook

Water Works

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
Sustainability
The yellow cover of the grade 1 engineering teachers guide
Curriculum

How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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Grade 1
Engineering Design
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Scientists observe, share, collaborate

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
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Sound– Lesson 2: How Sound Travels

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Kindergarten
Physical 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
Illustrated Earth in space with two orbit circle around it
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Orbital Mechanics

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Earth & Space Science
The Protecting Whales teacher guide cover with a collage of images showing a mother and baby humpback whale, a whale fluke in front of a military ship, a whale fluke, and a whale fluke in front of a cargo ship.
Curriculum

PROTECTING WHALES

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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
A classroom of children with their hands raised looking at the teacher
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NOAA Educator Opportunities

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Earth & Space Science
Home on the Range title screen
App

Home on the Range

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Grade 2
Life Science
Sustainability
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STC Literacy Series™: Magnets and Motors, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Video

Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Nonfiction 2 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Life Science
the cover of the Biotechnology guide with a blue DNA helix and text saying Smithsonian Science for Global Goals and Biotechnology.
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Biotechnology! How can we ethically create a sustainable future using biotechnology?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark? Teacher Guide cover
Curriculum

How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark?

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Grade 1
Physical Science
Zero Barriers in STEM Education Accessibility & Inclusion Workbook cover
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Zero Barriers in STEM Education Accessibility and Inclusion Workbook

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Education
Video

Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Drying Chromotography Paper

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Physical Science
A view of the night sky in gamma rays so it shows bright green with a small bit of red yellow and blue.
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Electromagnetic Spectrum Basics

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Earth & Space Science
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Sending "Learning Styles" Out of Style

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Education
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How Can I Help an Animal Cross the Road Safely?

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Focus on the Stuff

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Education
Webcast

Implicit Bias: How it impacts DEAI efforts in K-12 STEM Education

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Yellow cover of grade 3 engineering teachers guide How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?
Curriculum

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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Inquiry-Based Science Fosters 21st Century Skills

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Education
Johannes Kepler
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Kepler's Laws

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Earth & Space Science