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NGA Explains: What is GPS?

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Earth & Space Science
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Tami's Tower: Let's Think About Engineering

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Kindergarten
Engineering Design
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"The staff love the PD"

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Curriculum

Biotechnology! How can we ethically create a sustainable future using biotechnology?

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Grade 6
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High School
Sustainability
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Explore Smithsonian: How can Scientists Track the Movement of an Invasive Species of Fish?

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Life Science
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EROS Image of the Week

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Curriculum

How Can We Change An Object's Motion?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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That’s so Meta(cognitive)!

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Education
The Protecting Whales teacher guide cover with a collage of images showing a mother and baby humpback whale, a whale fluke in front of a military ship, a whale fluke, and a whale fluke in front of a cargo ship.
Curriculum

PROTECTING WHALES

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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
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Rocks and Minerals– Incorporating Literacy

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Organisms

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Cover of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom teacher guide with a blue background and 12 images in circles with bicyclists, magnets, and a tire swing
Curriculum

How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Land and Water

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Classical Orbital Elements (COEs)

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USDA Forest Service Module

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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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Grade 6
Grade 7
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High School
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Program: Motion and Design Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
Curriculum

STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 2
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Grade 5
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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Separating Solutes (Preparation for Lesson)

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Engineering Batteries

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Grade 8
Curriculum

How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
Cover of Biodiversity guide with a photo of a coral reef and shoreling
Curriculum

Biodiversity! How can we balance the needs of people with the needs of other living things?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Life Science
Sustainability
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Sending "Learning Styles" Out of Style

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Education
A friendly monster named Tycho talks to a girl named Desta.
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Explore the World of Small Through Virtual Reality

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Grade 5
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Education
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Educating for Sustainable Development: Perspectives of U.S. and Global Educators Report

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Sustainability
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Land and Water– Literacy Integration (Sharing Predictions)

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Curriculum

STCMS™: Genes and Molecular Machines

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Chemistry
Curriculum

STC Program: Motion and Design Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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STC Literacy Series™: Chemical Tests

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Pick Your Plate! A Global Guide to Nutrition title screen
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Pick Your Plate! A Global Guide to Nutrition

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Grade 4
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Grade 7
Grade 8