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Sunlight on the National Mall

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Milky Way Explorer

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Using Thermometer Strips

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Lycée Vaucanson and Our Lady of Lourdes Academy Team

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Zero Barriers in STEM Education Accessibility and Inclusion Workbook

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STCMS™: Earth's Dynamic Systems

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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Media Kit

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STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Classical Orbital Elements (COEs)

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Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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That’s so Meta(cognitive)!

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STC Program: Microworlds Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Separating Solutes (Preparation for Lesson)

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

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

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2013 Biodiversity: Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers

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STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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STC Program: Plant Growth and Development Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Delilah Nunez, Systems Director, ESS Ground and Integration - STEM Literacy Project

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Terita Norton, Electrical Engineer and Systems Director - STEM Literacy Project

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Transforming Science Education

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Civil Air Patrol lessons to support the US Space Force

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Anyone with a Question Can Have a STEM2D Career

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Be Mosquito Smart: Know the Enemy

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Orchids Attract Pollinators?

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2-Body Equation of Motion

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Space Weather

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