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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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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Conserving Coral Reefs

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STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
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Sustainable Communities
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Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive?

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Grade 6
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High School
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Save Weather Maps

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Chemical Tests

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Inquiry science is the foundation

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Ask an Expert -- The Corona Spy Satellite

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Everyday Energy

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Explore Smithsonian: How Does a Curator of Great Cats Monitor the Health of Individual Lions in a Pride?

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Drying Chromotography Paper

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Physical Science
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USPTO's National Summer Teacher Institute

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STC Literacy Series™: Comparing and Measuring

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

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STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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STC Program: Balancing and Weighing Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Plant Growth and Development–Getting a Handle on Your Bee

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Lycée Vaucanson and Our Lady of Lourdes Academy Team

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Student Notebooking– Table of Contents

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STC Assessment Guide: Weather

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Investigating Circuit Design– Solar Cells

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Physical Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 3: Learning More About Caterpillars

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Kindergarten
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STC Program: Ecosystems Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Good Thinking: Make Sense of Science Class

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Student Notebooking– Keeping a Teacher Book

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How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate
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How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Ecosystems

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STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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Physical Science
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Student Notebooking– Add an Envelope

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Ecosystems– Lesson 7: Joining Terrarium and Aquarium

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