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Missile Warning and Space Surveillance

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How Can We Stay Safe On A Changing Earth?

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Exploring Planetary Systems– Solar System Explorations

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Rocks and Minerals

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

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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Curriculum

STC Program: Catastrophic Events Unit Kit

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Plug-N-Play Satellites

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

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Operations in the NAS

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NASA Career Categories and Descriptions

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STC Secondary: Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements Unit

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Chemistry
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How Can We Change Solids And Liquids?

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Physical Science
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Life-saving warning': How Space Force detected missile launch

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Animal Studies– Observing Millipedes More Closely

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LASER i3 PLC Leaders Share Best Practices and Lessons Learned

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Women in Aviation and Space History

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STC Living Materials Order Sheet, Microworlds

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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Physical Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Land and Water

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Matthew Tan, Aerospace Engineering Student at Stanford

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Channel Challenge!

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National Air and Space Museum Educator Resources

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STC Program: Land and Water Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Remote Sensing Classroom

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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
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Teacher Tips: Weather

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Floating and Sinking– Which Things Float? Which Things Sink?

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Physical Science
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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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