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Weather Widget

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Transforming Science Education

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Curriculum

STC Program: Plant Growth and Development Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Chemical Reactions in Action

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Chemistry
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STC Assessment Guide: Comparing and Measuring

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Grade 4
Grade 5
How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate
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How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
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Ocean X Climate Summit

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Electric Circuits– Making a Filament

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Providing STEM Education to Underserved and Vulnerable Populations PowerPoint

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Investigating Circuit Design– Solar Cells

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Sound– Lesson 1: Thinking about Sound

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Grade 1
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Ecosystems

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Be An Explorer!

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Rocks and Minerals, 3rd Edition

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Cover of the grade 4 life science teacher guide with the title how can animals use their senses to communicate and images of fireflies, birds and eyes
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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
Illustration of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun from left to right and arrows going from Earth to the Moon and Moon to the Sun
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NOAA SciJinks: It’s All About the Weather

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Grade 5
Earth & Space Science
Students working at computers
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Aerospace Corporation Careers

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Earth & Space Science
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WOW! In the Classroom

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Earth & Space Science
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Spaceports by State

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Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Webcast

IDEAS in STEM: Building Positive STEM Identities in Students with Disabilities

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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Exploring the Nature of Light

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Harvard-MIT Science Research Mentoring Program

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Earth & Space Science
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Department of Energy STEM Opportunities and Resources

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Earth & Space Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Spin Cycle: Training for High G Flying

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Earth & Space Science
Webcast

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

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