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PROTECTING WHALES

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Podcast: Ticket to Space

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Commercial Space Data

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Space Weather and Earth's Aurora

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STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration

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STC Literacy Series™: Rocks and Minerals

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

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How Can We Change Solids And Liquids?

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Floating and Sinking– Investigating Boat Designs

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Space Hitchhikers: The ESPA Ring

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Land and Water– Lesson 2 The Water Cycle: Modeling Land and Water

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Teaching with Telescopes

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Astrophysicist Explains first James Webb images

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NOAA Data in the Classroom

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STC Program: Sound Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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STCMS™: Weather and Climate Systems

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Drying Chromotography Paper

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Lisa Sedares, Project Leader JPSS Flight and Ground Projects - STEM Literacy Project

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Ecosystems– Lesson 7: Joining Terrarium and Aquarium

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Falling 101

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U.S. Space Force Supra Coder Program

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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Pick Your Plate! Guía Global de Nutrición

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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Global Generations | The Global Classroom | November
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | November

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STC Assessment Guide: Ecosystems

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Department of the Air Force SOAR Educational Videos

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"Science is fun, active, and hands-on."

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

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