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Curriculum

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
America's First Food Spy Podcasting Module
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America's First Food Spy Podcasting Module

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STC Literacy Series™: Measuring Time, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
Grade 6
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Resource

Wilderness Watch!

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Engineering Design
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Beekeeper Presentation featuring Ren Ramsey

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Life Science
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Impacting student learning

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Why is My Shadow Shorter Sometimes and Longer Other Times?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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BumperDucks

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Light Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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NOAA Data in the Classroom

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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Investigating Circuit Design– Solar Cells

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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English Learners in STEM: Language Log

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Education
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Curriculum

STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer (2018)

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Animal Studies–Science Vocabulary

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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eBook

Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Sustainability
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Beats and Banjos

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Grade 1
Engineering Design
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STC Assessment Guide: Soils

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

Explore Smithsonian: Dr. Avi Loeb - Jr. Professor of Science

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
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Simulating Sutures

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Will Santos, Senior Structural Dynamics Engineer - STEM Literacy Project

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Weather Widget

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Curriculum

STC Program: Rocks and Minerals, 3rd Edition

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Chemical Reactions in Action

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Chemistry
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Diverse Stories of Resilience: Indigenous Wisdom

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Resource

STC Literacy Series™: Animal Studies

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Teacher Tips: Weather

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
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How Can I Help an Animal Cross the Road Safely?

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STC Literacy Series™: Changes

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Operations in the NAS

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