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Smithsonian Institution | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center
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Global Inspiration | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Smithsonian | January

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STC Assessment Guide: Sound

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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Weather

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Kindergarten
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STC Assessment Guide: Experiments with Plants

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A black rectangle with a man on the left side and in illustration of an array of hexagonal gold mirrors and text saying Webb Space Telescope.
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Astrophysicist Answers YouTube's James Webb question

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Title screen for the educational earth science game, Disaster Detector.
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Disaster Detector

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Soils

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Kenny Harris, Senior Project Engineer - STEM Literacy Project

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

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Kindergarten
Life Science
Illustration of Earth with one yellow elliptical orbit
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Classical Orbital Elements (COEs)

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Rocks and Minerals– Creating Take Home Field Guides

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Aww Snap! a Snapdragon Study title screen
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Aww Snap! a Snapdragon Study

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Life Science
Illustration of a Navajo woman with short brown hair and embroidered blouse and the Navajo Nation flag.
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Earth Observation User Case: Speaking a New Language of Landsat (Ladies of Landsat)

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The Environmental Justice Guide cover with a fist of blue sky and green grass in the foreground of a gray polluted scene.
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Environmental Justice! How can we create environments that are healthy for everyone?

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Sustainability
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STCMS™: Weather and Climate Systems

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Earth & Space Science
Round seal with a bald eagle in the middle, e pluribus unum on paper in its beak, olive branch in one talon and arrows in the other, vertical depiction of the US flag on its body and a globe behind it. There is a ring of stars around the eagle and globe and then a circle of text that says the Office of the Director of National Intelligence United States of America.
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Intelligence Community Career Opportunities; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math(STEM) Majors

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STC Program: Microworlds Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Cover of Educating for Sustainable development perspectives of US and Global Educators
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Educating for Sustainable Development: Perspectives of U.S. and Global Educators Report

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Image of a yellow 3D printed anemometer with a base, a pencil as a vertical component and four half spheres on a horizonal top piece
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Anemometer Energy!

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STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring the World Set

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Ecosystems– Material Consideration

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Exploring Properties of Matter– Surface Gravity

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Physical Science
Image of the cover for ¡Food! ¿Cómo podemos garantizar una buena nutrició para todos?
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¡Food! ¿Cómo podemos garantizar una buena nutrició para todos?

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Sustainability
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Lisa Sedares, Project Leader JPSS Flight and Ground Projects - STEM Literacy Project

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Investigating Circuit Design– Generating Electric Energy

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Physical Science
Tami's Tower Title Screen
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Tami's Tower: Pensemos en la ingeniería

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Engineering Design
Yuck! That Tastes Terrible Cover Image
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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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Artist rendering of a red dwarf planet with one moon in front of it and one behind
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NASA STEM Engagement YouTube channel

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STC Assessment Guide: Plant Growth and Development

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