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Light Up the Cave title screen
App

Light Up the Cave

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Grade 1
Physical Science
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Resource

Wilderness Watch!

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Engineering Design
Video

Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Mousetrap Car

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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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App

Sugar Simulation

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Grade 5
Physical Science
Cover of the grade 4 physical science teachers guide
Curriculum

How Does Energy Move from One Object to Another?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Match The Pitch!

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Engineering Design
How Can We Light Our Way In The Dark?
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How Can We Light Our Way In The Dark?

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Grade 1
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's the Code? activity cover
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What's the Code? Coding Robot Movements Using Sound

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Grade 1
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Engineering Design
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Exploring Properties of Matter– Surface Gravity

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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BumperDucks

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Grade 6
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Grade 8
Physical Science
Video

Explore Smithsonian: How Can Electricity Correct a Telescope in Outer Space?

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Grade 6
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Grade 8
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Electrical Energy and Circuit Design Unit Kit

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Grade 6
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Grade 8
Physical Science
Video

Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Separating Solutes (Preparation for Lesson)

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Tami's Tower: Pensemos en la ingeniería

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Engineering Design
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Investigating Circuit Design

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?
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How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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Grade 1
Engineering Design
How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?
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How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?

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Grade 2
Physical Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Provide Energy to Meet Diverse Needs?

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
Sustainability
Smithsonian Science for the Classroom grade 5 engineering cover
Curriculum

How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Channel Challenge!

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Engineering Design
Video

Floating and Sinking– What Do We Know About Floating and Sinking?

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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How Can We Stop Soil From Washing Away?

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
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 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
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!

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Engineering Design