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STC-Secondary™: Investigating Biodiversity and Interdependence

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Grade 6
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Life Science
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Fired Up About Energy

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Physical Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Solids and Liquids

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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Grade 5
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Education
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Effective Inquiry-Based STEM Education

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LASER Focused on English Learners: PD plus an inquiry-based science curriculum improves K-8 teachers' perceived ability to support ELs and reduces the achievement gap in math and reading
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LASER Focused on English Learners - OELA 2020 Poster

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Education
How Do Living Things Stay Safe And Grow?
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How Do Living Things Stay Safe And Grow?

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Grade 1
Life Science
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United States Geological Survey's Eyes on Earth Podcast

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
Curriculum

How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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“I love the training!”

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NASA eClips: Careers at NASA - More than just astronauts

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Earth & Space Science
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NASA Career Categories and Descriptions

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Earth & Space Science
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Literacy Tool Use as an Integral Feature of Students’ “Science ing”

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Education
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Hands-on science and non-English speakers

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

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Grade 3
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Grade 6
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Life Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 1: Getting Ready for Caterpillars

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How Can We Know About the Reproductive Cycle of an Animal by Its Poop?

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Grade 3
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Life Science
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NASA's Women in STEM

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Rocks and Minerals, 3rd Edition

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Grade 2
Grade 3
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Grade 5
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Wilderness Watch!

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Engineering Design
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Exploring Careers @ NASA for Students

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Earth & Space Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate–Lesson 9: Ocean Currents-Using the Demo Box

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Podcast: Ticket to Space

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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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Explore Smithsonian: What Internal Adaptations do Pandas Have to Eat Bamboo?

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
Grade 6
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Life Science
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This is not space camp': Watch how recruits train for US Space Force

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Rocks and Minerals

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Penguin Protection

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Grade 1
Life Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Motion and Design

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Teaching with Telescopes

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Earth & Space Science