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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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Earth & Space Science
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Cari

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Earth & Space 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.
Curriculum

A WEIGHTY PROBLEM

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Grade 5
Physical Science
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
Storm Smart title screen, showing the title (Storm Smart), the play button, the credits button, and links to the Smithsonian Institution Privacy Statement and Smithsonian Kids Online Privacy Statement
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Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Land and Water– Lesson 2 The Water Cycle: Modeling Land and Water

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Fired Up About Energy

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Physical Science
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Sound– Lesson 8: Making a Model Eardrum

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Physical Science
What is Our Evidence That We Live On A Changing Earth?
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What Is Our Evidence That We Live on a Changing Earth?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Save Weather Maps

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Title screen for the educational earth science game, Disaster Detector.
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Disaster Detector

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
A student working on a model.
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Air Force Legacy

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Earth & Space Science
Title screen for the educational kindergarten game, Shutterbugs: Wiggle and Stomp
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Shutterbugs: Wiggle and Stomp

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Grade 1
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Discovering Electrical Systems

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Land and Water– Literacy Extension

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Exploring Properties of Matter– Surface Gravity

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Electrical Energy and Circuit Design Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Physical Science
The cover of the grade 1 earth science teachers guide
Curriculum

How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
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Floating and Sinking– Making a Sinker Float

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Physical Science
the cover of the Properties of Matter Grade 5 Physical Science Trainer Guide
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Properties of Matter Grade 5 Physical Science Trainer Guide

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Grade 5
Physical Science
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Sound — Lessons 1-4: Materials

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Investigating the Effects of Colliding Air Masses

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Illustration of Earth with satellite orbiting it
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2-Body Equation of Motion

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Earth & Space Science
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Ecosystems– Notebooking Strategies

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
cover of grade 4 physical science trainer guide
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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision? Grade 4 Physical Science Trainer Guide

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Grade 4
Physical Science
Cover of the Grade 3 Physical Science trainer guide
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How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion? Grade 3 Physical Science Trainer Guide

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Grade 3
Physical Science
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Rainy Day Fabrics

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Earth & Space Science
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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Mousetrap Car

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Soils– Lesson 6: How Quickly Do Soils Settle in Water?

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Exploring Planetary Systems– Other Surface Features : Materials and Safety

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science