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

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Earth & Space Science
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Gravity

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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Environmental Justice! How can we create environments that are healthy for everyone?

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Grade 6
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High School
Sustainability
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Pick Your Plate! A Global Guide to Nutrition

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A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll

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Introducing: Good Thinking!

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Education
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Harvard-MIT Science Research Mentoring Program

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STC Assessment Guide: Magnets and Motors

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STC Literacy Series™: Plant Growth and Development

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FAA : Commercial Space 101

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Building Networks and Enhancing Diversity in the K-12 STEM Teaching Workforce

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Education
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Student Notebooking– Tools: Using a Lab Report Writing Wheel

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Organisms– Literacy Integration

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Kindergarten
Life Science
How Can We Map Land and Water on Earth?
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How Can We Map Land and Water On Earth?

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Launch, Propulsion, and Re-entry

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A screen shot of a video with a white play button. The screen shows aurora, the Sun, and a rocket launch.
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NOAA Satellites Youtube

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Plug-N-Play Satellites

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Hands-on science and non-English speakers

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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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Life Science
Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Researching the Sun-Earth-Moon System

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Earth & Space Science
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Scientists observe, share, collaborate

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Working in groups

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STC Literacy Series™: Chemical Tests

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Curriculum

STC Program: Catastrophic Events Unit Kit

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Earth & Space Science
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Preparing young minds

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Investigating the Effects of Colliding Air Masses

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Motion and Design Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
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U.S. Space Force: Make History :30 Commercial

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Earth & Space Science
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How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Grade 5
Earth & Space Science