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Student Notebooking– Table of Contents

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Ocean! How can we create a sustainable future for the ocean?

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Grade 6
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High School
Sustainability
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LASER i3 in NC

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Scaffolding Science Vocabulary Development within Inquiry-Based Instruction

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How Can We Glide Like a Squirrel?
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How Can We Glide Like a Squirrel?

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
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Learning Science Through Inquiry

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Penguin Protection

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Grade 1
Life Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 3: Learning More About Caterpillars

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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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What's the Code? Coding Robot Movements Using Sound

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Engineering Design
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STC Assessment Guide: Plant Growth and Development

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Curriculum

How Do Weather And Climate Affect Our Lives?

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Grade 3
Earth & Space Science
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Floating and Sinking– Making a Sinker Float

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Grade 1
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Grade 4
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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need?

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
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Will Santos, Senior Structural Dynamics Engineer - STEM Literacy Project

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STCMS™: Structure and Function

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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National Professional Development Program: 2016 and 2017 Cohorts Report

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Curriculum

STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring the World Set

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Kindergarten
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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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How Does Energy Move from One Object to Another?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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How much corn could DKIST pop if DKIST could pop corn?

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National Geospatial -Intelligence Agency Mapping Moments: Lunar Module Simulator

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Earth & Space Science
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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Separating Solutes (Preparation for Lesson)

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Live from NOIRLab

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Earth & Space Science
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Focus on the Stuff

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Education
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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Earth & Space Science
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Teacher Tips: Weather

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Grade 2
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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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"Inquiry-based learning is incredible!"

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