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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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How Can We Change an Object’s Motion?

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Earth Observation User Case: Speaking a New Language of Landsat (Ladies of Landsat)

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Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists use Electricity to Study Fish Populations?

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STC Program: Comparing and Measuring, 2nd Edition

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Space Career Resource Guide

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Ecosystems– Notebooking Strategies

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Exclusive: Get An Inside Look At The US Space Force

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Chill Out: Tiny Refrigerator Saves Hubble Camera

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Explore Smithsonian: What External Adaptations do Pandas Have for Their Unique Diet?

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Milky Way Explorer

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Fired Up About Energy

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Trait Tracker

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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Convection in the Mantle

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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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STC Assessment Guide: Chemical Tests

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Aquation: The Freshwater Access Game

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STC Program: Microworlds Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

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Plug-N-Play Satellites

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Home on the Range

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Transforming Science Education

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Orbital Mechanics

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STC Assessment Guide: Food Chemistry

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STC Literacy Series™: Ecosystems

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DoD STARBASE

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Educating for Sustainable Development: Perspectives of U.S. and Global Educators Report

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Difficult Conversations in Extraordinary Times

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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites - R Series

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