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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?

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Curriculum

Biodiversity! How can we balance the needs of people with the needs of other living things?

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Grade 6
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High School
Life Science
Sustainability
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Keep it Balanced

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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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Shutterbugs: Wiggle and Stomp

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Be Mosquito Smart: Know the Enemy

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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Physical Science
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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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eBook

Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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Education
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Bulldozing Technique for Science Class

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Kindergarten
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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What's the Code? Coding Robot Movements Using Sound

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Engineering Design
Curriculum

Mosquito! How Can We Ensure Health For All From Mosquito-borne Diseases?

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High School
Sustainability
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Light Up the Cave

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Grade 1
Physical Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How Can Electricity Correct a Telescope in Outer Space?

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Physical Science
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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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Explore Smithsonian: What can we Learn from Lion Poop?

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Life Science
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Elementary Weather Lesson

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Grade 1
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Engineering Design
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How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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Engineering Design
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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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Explore Smithsonian: Courtney Dressing - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Graduate Student

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Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

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Sustainability
cover of Smihsonian Science for Global Goals Energy guide with solar panels, plants, wind turbines, and power lines.
Curriculum

Energy! How can we ensure sustainable energy for all?

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Grade 6
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High School
Sustainability
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Engineering Batteries

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Grade 8
Cover of the Sustainable Communities Arabic guide
Curriculum

Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive? المجتمعات المستدامة! كيف يمكننا مساعدة مجتمعنا على الازدهار؟

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Grade 6
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High School
Sustainability
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Curriculum

¡Comunidades Sostenibles! ¿Cómo contribuiremos al progreso de nuestra comunidad?

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Grade 6
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High School
Sustainability
Video

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

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Earth & Space Science