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A lighthouse between two palm trees
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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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Kindergarten
Engineering Design
Cover of the grade 4 life science teacher guide with the title how can animals use their senses to communicate and images of fireflies, birds and eyes
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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How Can a Greenhouse Use Technology to Meet the Needs of Different Types of Plants?

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

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Life Science
Trait Tracker Cover
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Trait Tracker

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English
Spanish
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Life Science
World's Deadliest Animal Podcasting Module
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World's Deadliest Animal Podcasting Module

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Life 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
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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English
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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
the cover of the Biotechnology guide with a blue DNA helix and text saying Smithsonian Science for Global Goals and Biotechnology.
Curriculum

Biotechnology! How can we ethically create a sustainable future using biotechnology?

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English
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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Life Science
Don't Call Me Extinct Podcasting Module
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Don't Call Me Extinct Podcasting Module

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Life Science
Sustainability
Cover of the Keep it Balanced activity with an illustration of the endocrine system and a hand holding cards that say blood sugar increases and blood sugar decreases
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Keep it Balanced

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Grade 5
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Life Science
An orangutan hangs from a tree in a moderately dense forest
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Earth Optimism Indonesia TV | Earth Optimism Education Series

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Life Science
Sustainability
The cover of Protegiendo a les ballenas with 4 images of whales and ships
Curriculum

PROTEGIENDO A LES BALLENAS

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Spanish
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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
Cover of Biodiversity guide with a photo of a coral reef and shoreling
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Biodiversity! How can we balance the needs of people with the needs of other living things?

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English
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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Life Science
Sustainability
A desert habitat in Habitats
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Habitats

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Life Science
Image of 3D printed water filter
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Filter Fun!

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Spanish
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Engineering Design
Whale logo with WPC below, a welcome message, a yellow button that says dive in
Game

Whale Protection Corps

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Life Science
Sustainability
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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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Life Science
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The cover of Protecting Whales in Ukrainian
Curriculum

Захист китів

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Ukrainian
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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
cover of the Earth's Systems Grade 5 Engineering Trainer Guide
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Earth's Systems Grade 5 Engineering Trainer Guide

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
What's the Code? activity cover
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What's the Code? Coding Robot Movements Using Sound

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Engineering Design
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Sample Populations of Fish and Invertebrates Along the Shorelines?

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Life 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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Life Science
Ouch I Need A Bandage activity cover
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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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

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cover of the Ecosystem Resilience! How can people and ecosystems build resilience to change?
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Habitats Grade 3 Engineering Trainer Guide

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Grade 3
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
Tami's Tower: Let's Think About Engineering title screen
Game

Tami's Tower: Let's Think About Engineering

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English
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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Engineering Design
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Track and Monitor Blue Crab Populations in the Chesapeake Bay?

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists use Electricity to Study Fish Populations?

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Life Science
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