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Diverse Stories of Resilience: The Power of Community

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2-Body Equation of Motion

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Earth & Space Science
Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change Building a Sustainable Mindset
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Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change | Building a Sustainable Mindset

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Sustainability
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Orbit Types

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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer (2018)

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Physical Science
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Focus on the Stuff

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Sunrise over Earth from space
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An Introduction to Space Weather and the Space Weather Prediction Center

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STC Literacy Series™: Food Chemistry

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Grade 3
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Remote Sensing Classroom

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STC Program: Earth in Space Unit Kit

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

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Time: It’s Like, So Deep

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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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Providing STEM Education to Underserved and Vulnerable Populations PowerPoint

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Smithsonian Science for the Classroom Grade 3 Life Science Cover
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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
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Creature Feature: A Genes and Molecular Machines Lesson

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Chill Out: Tiny Refrigerator Saves Hubble Camera

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STC Program: Land and Water Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Curriculum

STC Program: Animal Studies Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Licenses & Permits: Commercial Space

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Space Environment

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STC Literacy Series™: Microworlds

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Grade 3
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Your Place In Space Career Profiles

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A gallery of images with a boy looking through eclipse glasses a woman at a computer, two men in a reciprocal bike, a man with a model plane, and a logo with Saturn, a lightbulb, an astronaut, and a plane with text that says Inspire Engage Educated Employ the next generation of explorers.
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Exploring Careers @ NASA for Students

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Ask an Expert -- The Corona Spy Satellite

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Properties of Matter Unit Kit

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Grade 6
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NOAA Planet Stewards

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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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STC Secondary: Exploring the Properties of Matter Unit

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Chemistry
Smithsonian Institution | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center
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Global Inspiration | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Smithsonian | January

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