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Teaching with Telescopes

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Shutterbugs: Wiggle and Stomp

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Physical Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How Can Electricity Correct a Telescope in Outer Space?

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Physical Science
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Strategic Planning Institute 2013

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Earth Observation User Case Study: Power of the Pixel - 1972 to 2021

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Creating a "Cheat Sheet"

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Join the U.S. Space Force

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STC Assessment Guide: Motion and Design

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Grade 3
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How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?

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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?

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High School
Sustainability
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STC-Secondary™: Studying the Development and Reproduction of Organisms

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Science: A Work in Progress

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STC Program: Comparing and Measuring, 2nd Edition

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STC Program: Ecosystems Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Exploring Planetary Systems– Solar System Explorations

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Literacy Tool Use as an Integral Feature of Students’ “Science ing”

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Soils– Materials Distribution: Roles and Responsibilities

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Department of Energy STEM Opportunities and Resources

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Tales of the modern astronomer

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Weather Widget

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Kepler's Laws

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

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Earth & Space Science
What is Our Evidence That We Live On A Changing Earth?
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What Is Our Evidence That We Live on a Changing Earth?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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Creature Feature: A Genes and Molecular Machines Lesson

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STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration (2018)

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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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Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root

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Ask an Expert -- The Corona Spy Satellite

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‘Tis the Season for a Reason

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A view of the night sky in gamma rays so it shows bright green with a small bit of red yellow and blue.
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Electromagnetic Spectrum Basics

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