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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Animal Studies Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
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Explore Smithsonian: What External Adaptations do Pandas Have for Their Unique Diet?

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Life Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Sound

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Astrophysicist Answers YouTube's James Webb question

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21st CCLC Summer Symposium Plenary, "Girls in STEM" featuring NASA women.

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Changes

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Webcast

Panel: Transforming STEM Education and Industry through an Accessibility Lens

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Mini Golf Motion

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Implicit Bias: How it impacts DEAI efforts in K-12 STEM Education

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 2: Caring for Caterpillars

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Argos Education

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NASA - Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Plant Growth and Development–Getting a Handle on Your Bee

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Life Science
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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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NOAA Planet Stewards

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Creating a "Cheat Sheet"

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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Space Weather and Earth's Aurora

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Microworlds Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Life Science
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Microworlds– Unit Preparation

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Swing Along with a Pendulum: Clocking a Second

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Grade 4
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Building Networks and Enhancing Diversity in the K-12 STEM Teaching Workforce

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Education
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STC Program: Properties of Matter Unit Kit

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Grade 6
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Grade 8
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How Can We Stop Land From Washing Away?

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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2-Body Equation of Motion

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Earth & Space Science
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Land and Water– Literacy Integration (Sharing Predictions)

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Harvard-MIT Science Research Mentoring Program

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Earth & Space Science
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Student Notebooking– Tools: Using a Lab Report Writing Wheel

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Education
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STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring My Weather Two-Use Unit Kit

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Kindergarten
How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?
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How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?

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Grade 5
Physical Science