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Tales of the modern astronomer

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Earth & Space Science
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Sending "Learning Styles" Out of Style

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STC Secondary: Understanding Weather and Climate

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Build a CubeSat!

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Solids and Liquids Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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Kindergarten
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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Engineering Design
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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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Life Science
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Join the U.S. Space Force

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STC Program: Sound Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 2
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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 8: Shining a Light on the Minerals

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Kepler's Laws

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Life Cycles of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis - Moving the Crysalis Properly

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Life Science
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Moving Assessment from the Dessert Menu to the List of Entrees

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Sound– Lesson 1: Thinking about Sound

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Physical Science
Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change Building a Sustainable Mindset
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Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change | Building a Sustainable Mindset

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Water Works

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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Scientists observe, share, collaborate

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Natural Selection: Common Misconceptions

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Life Science
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How Can We Change An Object's Motion?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Balancing and Weighing

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2017-2018 District Report: Denver Public Schools
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LASER 2017-2018 District Report Highlights: Denver Public Schools

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U.S. Space Force Commercial: Space Is Hard

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Chemical Reactions in Action

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Chemistry
Curriculum

STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring Forces and Motion Two-Use Unit Kit

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Kindergarten
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Using Weather Maps

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Earth & Space Science
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STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration (2018)

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September

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Science: A Work in Progress

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Ladies of Landsat

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