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Transforming Science Education

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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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Student Notebooking– Add an Envelope

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Autumn-Lynn Harrison - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Teaching with Telescopes

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STC Program: Microworlds Two-Use Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Build and use a simple spectroscope

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What’s the “Matter” with Cells and Atoms?

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How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Cool to Carry

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Build Your Own Touch Screen Stylus

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Glider Guide

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Filter Fun!

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

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STC Assessment Guide: Chemical Tests

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 14: Discovering that Butterflies are Insects

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¡BIOTECNOLOGÍA! ¿Cómo podemos crear un futuro sostenible usando labiotecnología de forma ética?

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Providing STEM Education to Underserved and Vulnerable Populations PowerPoint

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Learning Science Through Inquiry

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Time: It’s Like, So Deep

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U.S. Space Force: Make History :30 Commercial

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Satellite image of the Milky Way galaxy
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Milky Way Explorer

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Spaceports by State

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Stories of Women in STEM: Energy

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STC Program: The Life Cycle of Butterflies Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Kindergarten
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Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?

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NASA's Sustainable Aviation STEM Toolkit

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PROTECTING WHALES

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STC Assessment Guide: Rocks and Minerals

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Nuclear Frontiers

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