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Image of a yellow 3D printed anemometer with a base, a pencil as a vertical component and four half spheres on a horizonal top piece
Resource

Anemometer Energy!

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Engineering Design
Cover of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom teacher guide with a blue background and 12 images in circles with bicyclists, magnets, and a tire swing
Curriculum

How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
the blue cover of grade 4 physical science teachers guide
Curriculum

How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
Spirit of St. Louis
Curriculum

STCMS™: Energy, Forces, and Motion

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Food Chemistry Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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
Image of 3D printed guitar
Resource

Match The Pitch!

This is a free resource
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Engineering Design
Image of 3D printed water filter
Resource

Filter Fun!

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Filed Under
Engineering Design
Cover of Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer
Curriculum

STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer (2018)

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
How Can We Light Our Way In The Dark?
Resource

How Can We Light Our Way In The Dark?

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Grade 1
Physical Science
yellow cover of How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need?
Curriculum

How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need?

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
Image of 3D printed camera trap
Resource

Wilderness Watch!

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Engineering Design
Curriculum

STC Program: Electrical Energy and Circuit Design Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Light Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Photo of a beam of light coming from a flashlight
Resource

How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Cover of grade 2 physical science teacher's guide
Curriculum

How Can We Change Solids And Liquids?

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Grade 2
Physical Science
A lighthouse between two palm trees
Resource

How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Kindergarten
Engineering Design
What is Our Evidence That We Live On A Changing Earth?
Curriculum

What Is Our Evidence That We Live on a Changing Earth?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
Ouch I Need A Bandage activity cover
Resource

Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Filed Under
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Engineering Design
Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Researching Optical Systems

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Investigating Circuit Design

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Image of 3D printed Smithsonian Castle and pan
Resource

Channel Challenge!

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Engineering Design
yellow cover of How Can We Provide Energy to People’s Homes?
Curriculum

How Can We Provide Energy to People’s Homes?

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Experimenting with Forces and Motion

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?
Curriculum

How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?

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Grade 2
Physical Science
Curriculum

How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Exploring the Nature of Light

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Cover of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom with yellow background and 12 images in circles with tiger stripes, insect, fossil, and animal crossing sign.
Curriculum

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
Where Does the Water Go? Cover Image
Resource

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