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How Can We Change An Object's Motion?

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Kindergarten
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LASER i3 Across 3 Regions

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Education
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Aerospace Corporation Careers

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Earth & Space Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate

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Make it Rain!

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STC Program: Microworlds Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

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Life Science
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Chill Out: Tiny Refrigerator Saves Hubble Camera

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Virtual Sungazing

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

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Smithsonian literacy materials

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Changing Earth

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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Case Statement

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STCMS™: Ecosystems and Their Interactions

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Life Science
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Land and Water– Literacy Integration (Sharing Predictions)

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Difficult Conversations in Extraordinary Times

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STC Assessment Guide: Soils

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Harvard-MIT Science Research Mentoring Program

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Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

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Grade 6
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Sustainability
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STC Program: The Life Cycle of Butterflies Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
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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How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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Grade 1
Engineering Design
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Orbital Mechanics

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Earth & Space Science
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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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Grade 6
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STC Assessment Guide: Animal Studies

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Grade 3
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Space Environment

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What’s the “Matter” with Cells and Atoms?

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NOAA Science on a Sphere

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Teaching ELL Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Penguin Protection

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Grade 1
Life Science
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Build and use a simple spectroscope

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Earth & Space Science