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Explore more than 300 resources! Science resources in this library align with Disciplinary Core Ideas and Crosscutting Concepts from the Next Generation Science Standards and social studies resources support the themes in the National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies. 

 

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Leah Harper, marine biologist

Scientist Spotlight: Leah Harper, Marine Biologist

Videos and Webcasts
Andrea Eller, zoologist

Scientist Spotlight: Andrea Eller, Zoologist

Videos and Webcasts
Presentation slide with photos of three scientists: Cari Corrigan, L. Miché Aaron, and Mariah Baker

Webinar: What Mars Reveals about Life in Our Universe

Videos and Webcasts
Harvard & Smithsonian and dance artist Kylie Murray from Local Motion Project

Webinar: Dancing the Milky Way

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Sahas Barve, evolutionary ecologist

Scientist Spotlight: Sahas Barve, Evolutionary Ecologist

Videos and Webcasts
Gabriela Farfan, a woman with long, brown hair and a blue shirt, standing next to a block of quartz crystals slightly taller than she is

What Is a Mineral?

Videos and Webcasts
A group of young children in yellow shirts gathered in front of a table with large bones on it.

Video: Kids, you are just like scientists!

Videos and Webcasts

Webinar: Volcanoes and Pyroclastic Flows

Videos and Webcasts
Fossil Preparator Michelle Pinsdorf and host Maggy Benson talk during a Zoom video webinar

Webinar: Fossil Discovery and Preparation

Videos and Webcasts
Chris Mooney, manager of O. Orkin Insect Zoo and the Butterfly Pavilion

Scientist Spotlight: Chris Mooney, Manager, O. Orkin Insect Zoo and the Butterfly Pavilion

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Juan Rodriguez, supervisory biologist of carnivores of Asia and South America

Scientist Spotlight: Juan Rodriguez, Curator and Biologist

Videos and Webcasts