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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Engineering Design
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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Case Statement

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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Convection in the Mantle

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Land and Water Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Un Problema De Peso

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Physical Science
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Wilderness Watch!

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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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Exploring Planetary Systems– Other Surface Features: Don't Hurry the Slurry

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STC Literacy Series™: Food Chemistry

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Magnetism - Defending Our Planet, Defining The Cosmos

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Filter Fun!

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Earth Observation User Case: Using Landsat to Connect Space to Village

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Sustainability
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Electromagnetic Spectrum Basics

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The cover of A Weighty Problem grade 5 teacher guide with a collage of pictures depicting hiking gear, girls in science class, a boy hiking and a scale with a water and powder mixture.
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A WEIGHTY PROBLEM

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Physical Science
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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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STC-Secondary™: Exploring Planetary Systems

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Earth & Space Science
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Explore Smithsonian: Courtney Dressing - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Graduate Student

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Changing Earth

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STC Program: Earth in Space Unit Kit

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Earth & Space Science
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National Science Foundation and National Solar Observatory Google Classrooms

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STC Literacy Series™: Ecosystems

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STC Secondary: Experimenting with Forces and Motion

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Physical Science
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Launch, Propulsion, and Re-entry

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Cité scolaire D'Arsonval Group 2 Capstone Video

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Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

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

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Sound– Lesson 6: Vibrations We Can't See

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Setting Up and Maintaining an Online Science Classroom for Success

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Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive? المجتمعات المستدامة! كيف يمكننا مساعدة مجتمعنا على الازدهار؟

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Sustainability
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How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems?

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Life Science