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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 7: Hurricanes- Destructive Storms

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 1: Getting Ready for Caterpillars

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Will Santos, Senior Structural Dynamics Engineer - STEM Literacy Project

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USPTO's National Summer Teacher Institute

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Learning Science Through Inquiry

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Explore Smithsonian: How Can a Greenhouse Use Technology to Meet the Needs of Different Types of Plants?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Animal Studies Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Delilah Nunez, Systems Director, ESS Ground and Integration - STEM Literacy Project

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Curriculum

STCMS™: Ecosystems and Their Interactions

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Everyday Energy

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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Explore the World of the Small: Measuring in Nanometers

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Grade 7
Grade 8
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Space Weather

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Curriculum

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Engineering Design
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Be Mosquito Smart: Know the Enemy

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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Teaching English Language Learning Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Education
Webcast

IDEAS in STEM: Building Relationships

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Distance Learning and Digital Resources from the Smithsonian

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How Can We Stay Cool in the Sun?

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Kindergarten
Engineering Design
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STC Literacy Series™: Technology of Paper, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
Grade 6
LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2017-2018 District Report: Aurora Public Schools
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LASER 2017-2018 District Report Highlights: Aurora Public Schools

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Education
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Student Notebooking– Add an Envelope

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Education
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Nuclear Frontiers

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Experiments with Plants

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Biotechnology! How can we ethically create a sustainable future using biotechnology?

Webcast

Setting Up and Maintaining an Online Science Classroom for Success

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Education
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Effective Inquiry-Based STEM Education

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Be An Explorer!

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Earth & Space Science
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Robert Latta, Aerospace Engineer

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Earth & Space Science
How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate
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How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science