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Explore Smithsonian: How Can We Know About the Reproductive Cycle of an Animal by Its Poop?

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STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Understanding Weather and Climate–Lesson 9: Ocean Currents-Using the Demo Box

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USPTO's National Summer Teacher Institute

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STC Program: Motion and Design Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Make it Rain!

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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? NGSS-Aligned Teacher Companion Guide

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

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STC Assessment Guide: Soils

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Beekeeper Presentation featuring Ren Ramsey

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A WEIGHTY PROBLEM

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A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll

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How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark?

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Space Weather and Earth's Aurora

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Explore Smithsonian: How Does a Curator of Great Cats Monitor the Health of Individual Lions in a Pride?

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 2: Observing Rocks- How are They the Same and Different?

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How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need?

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Don't Call Me Extinct Podcasting Module

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Explore Smithsonian: What Internal Adaptations do Pandas Have to Eat Bamboo?

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NASA CONNECTS

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STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Rocks and Minerals– Incorporating Literacy

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STC Assessment Guide: Sound

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“I love the training!”

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NOAA Science on a Sphere

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Mission to the Moon Model

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Milky Way Explorer

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James Webb Space Telescope STEM Toolkit

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