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A desert habitat in Habitats
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Habitats

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Grade 3
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Grade 6
Life Science
Whale logo with WPC below, a welcome message, a yellow button that says dive in
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Whale Protection Corps

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Life Science
Sustainability
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Literacy Tool Use as an Integral Feature of Students’ “Science ing”

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Education
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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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Grade 3
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Grade 6
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Grade 8
Education
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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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Life Science
Sustainability
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Strategic Planning Institute 2013

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Education
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Explore Smithsonian: What Internal Adaptations do Pandas Have to Eat Bamboo?

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Grade 3
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Grade 6
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Life Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Nonfiction 2 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Grade 1
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Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists use Electricity to Study Fish Populations?

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Grade 6
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Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Conserving Coral Reefs

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Education
Sustainability
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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: The Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon

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Education
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Earth Optimism: Change is Positively Possible

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Education
Sustainability
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
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LASER i3 PLCs and Online Resources

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Education
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Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light

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Life Science
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Enric Sala - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Education
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Chemical Reactions in Action

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Chemistry
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LASER i3 in Houston

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Education
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What’s the “Matter” with Cells and Atoms?

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Education
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Explore Smithsonian: Courtney Dressing - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Graduate Student

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Education
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Make it Rain!

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Education
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Explore Smithsonian: How Can We Know About the Reproductive Cycle of an Animal by Its Poop?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Dajopen

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Education
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Sending "Learning Styles" Out of Style

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Education
Title screen for the education life science game, Showbiz Safari
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Showbiz Safari

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
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Natural Selection: Common Misconceptions

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Life Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How can Scientists Track the Movement of an Invasive Species of Fish?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
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Learning Without Borders (Carol O’Donnell, 2018)

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Education
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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
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
Curriculum

How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science