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Photo of a beam of light coming from a flashlight
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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties? Grade 5 Physical Science Trainer Guide

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Grade 5
Physical Science
A desert habitat in Habitats
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Habitats

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English
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Grade 3
Grade 4
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Grade 6
Life Science
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Keep it Balanced

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Grade 5
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Life Science
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Dr. Drew, Density, & Diffusion: Dr. Charles Richard Drew Giving Life Through Blood Research

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Game

Pick Your Plate! Guía Global de Nutrición

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Spanish
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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Video

Bulldozing Technique for Science Class

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Track and Monitor Blue Crab Populations in the Chesapeake Bay?

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English
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Grade 3
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Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? NGSS-Aligned Teacher Companion Guide

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
Video

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

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English
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Grade 3
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Life Science
Sustainability
Title screen for the interactive e-Book, Expedition: Insects
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Expedition: Insects

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Grade 3
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Life Science
Sustainability
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Orchids Attract Pollinators?

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English
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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How Are Optical Instruments Tested Before Space Flight?

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English
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Grade 6
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Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Weather Lab

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English
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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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English
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Education
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How Can We Provide Energy to People's Homes? Grade 4 Engineering Trainer Guide

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
Title screen for the educational life science game, Morphy.
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Morphy

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English
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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Life Science
The cover of A Weighty Problem grade 5 teacher guide with a collage of pictures depicting hiking gear, girls in science class, a boy hiking and a scale with a water and powder mixture.
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A WEIGHTY PROBLEM

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English
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Grade 5
Physical Science
cover of the How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need? Grade 5 Engineering Trainer Guide
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How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need? Grade 5 Engineering Trainer Guide

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
Title screen for the educational kindergarten game, Shutterbugs: Wiggle and Stomp
Game

Shutterbugs: Wiggle and Stomp

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English
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Grade 1
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Aww Snap! a Snapdragon Study title screen
Game

Aww Snap! a Snapdragon Study

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English
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Grade 2
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Grade 6
Life Science
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Styling Sun Safety

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Grade 1
Kindergarten
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Mission to the Moon Model

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English
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Grade 2
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Grade 5
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Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?

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

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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

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Grade 4
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Engineering Design
Sustainability
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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Haitian Creole
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Engineering Design
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Explore Smithsonian: Dr. Avi Loeb - Jr. Professor of Science

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English
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Grade 8
Education