📣 Calling all eco-conscious students ages 13-17 worldwide! Join us on September 4th at 4:30 PM ET for a live virtual session to playtest a demo of our upcoming game "Climate Health!" and provide game-changing feedback: bit.ly/GameLab-Form

🎂 Happy birthday, @Smithsonian! We are proud to be a part of the world's largest museum, research & education complex, using the vast knowledge of the Smithsonian to transform K-12 education through science in collaboration with communities across the globe. #Smithsonian178

Ignite your students' STEM spark this school year! 🪐 🚀 ☀️ ✈️ Follow along with NASA all year long as we launch rockets, explore new worlds, develop unique technologies, and unveil scientific mysteries. Keep up with the latest at nasa.gov/learning-resou…

Today is #WorldElephantDay, and we’re celebrating Spike, Bozie, Swarna, Maharani, Kamala, Trong Nhi + Nhi Linh in a BIG way! Follow along as our animal care team shares stories and fun facts about this endearing—and critically endangered—species. STORY: s.si.edu/4dEIFWz.

🍎 Teachers: there's a wealth of free STEM educational resources from across the federal family. Check out #FedSTEMEd activities from us, NOAA Education NASA STEM, USGS, @ForestService, Smithsonian Education, @nigms and others: science.education.nih.gov/resource-mater… #FedSTEMEd #BackToSchool

You're never too young to become an ambassador for positive change ✨ ➡️ Teens can now register for our NESST Youth Ambassadors program and collaborate with peers worldwide to create a more sustainable, eco-conscious future with help from the Smithsonian! s.si.edu/NESSTYouth

As the summer comes to a close, there's still time for #SummerLearning! Senior curator Samir Meghelli took us on a tour of the latest Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum exhibition, "A Bold and Beautiful Vision," to show how we can engage children in art every day. #AmericanArtistsMonth

🌱 How can we prepare for ecosystem changes and understand our relationship to the world around us? Introducing the new Smithsonian Science for Global Goals youth guide "Ecosystem Resilience! How can people and ecosystems build resilience to change?" s.si.edu/Eco-Resilience

🍎 Welcome #BackToSchool! Find free Smithsonian K-12 STEM education resources to kick off the academic year here: s.si.edu/m/FreeFromSSEC

During Smithsonian Education’s National Education Summit, our staff shared educational resources that incorporate inclusive storytelling methods: - Masters of Tradition #StoryMap - Smithsonian Folkways Music Pathways - Youth curation for #2025Folklife Festival Read on: s.si.edu/3B400KI

Imagine if every classroom had access to the Smithsonian’s vast scientific knowledge. Join us in transforming K-12 education through science, in collaboration with communities across the globe, as part of the Smithsonian Campaign for Our Shared Future: s.si.edu/SSEC-Future

We're celebrating #BackToSchool month with one of our favorite student projects: Classroom Cultivation! Hundreds of students are growing orchids in their classrooms, collecting data to help conserve at-risk #orchids. 📸Gwynn Park Middle School s.si.edu/4gyTOus

As Climate Week begins, our "France in Focus" program with U.S. Embassy France and Smithsonian Global comes to an end! More than 250 students in 🇫🇷 and 🇺🇸 came together to explore and act on concrete issues related to sustainability in their communities. Find out how: s.si.edu/FranceInFocus

Vive la durabilité! 🇺🇸🇫🇷

"This guide will transform how climate science is addressed in classrooms and communities across the country.” – Carol O'Donnell, Lapp-Keiser Director at Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) and co-lead of the interagency team at @USGCRP who worked on updating the climate literacy guide.

🌱 Bring #ClimateWeek into your classroom and community year-round with the Sustainability Hub, our database of free K-12 education resources on topics like clean water, climate action, biodiversity, and more! ➡️ s.si.edu/Sustainability…

Looking for #Educating4ClimateAction resources for a younger audience? Check out our Earth Optimism reading guide for kids, inspired by conservation activities at the 2018 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Take a look: s.si.edu/3Bs7U0m 📚

⌛ Tuesday, October 1st is the last day for educators worldwide with students ages 11-18 to apply to field test a new Smithsonian community research guide on access and accessibility! Learn more about this free professional development opportunity: s.si.edu/Access-FT