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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 Program: Land and Water Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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STC Living Materials Order Sheet, Microworlds

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Robert Latta, Aerospace Engineer

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

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How much corn could DKIST pop if DKIST could pop corn?

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LASER i3 PLC Leaders Share Best Practices and Lessons Learned

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Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light

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Make it Rain!

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Floating and Sinking– Investigating Boat Designs

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Physical Science
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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Engineering Design
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Delilah Nunez, Systems Director, ESS Ground and Integration - STEM Literacy Project

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STC Literacy Series™: Solids and Liquids

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How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Experiments with Plants, Pack of 8

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Sugar Simulation

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Physical Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Experiments with Plants

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Match The Pitch!

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Dressed to Protect

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An Integrated Approach to Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion (DEAI) in STEM

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LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2018-2019 District Report: Denver Public Schools
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LASER 2018-2019 District Report: Denver Public Schools

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Preparing young minds

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Fired Up About Energy

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STC Assessment Guide: Ecosystems

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Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?

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Sustainability
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Diverse Stories of Resilience: Indigenous Wisdom

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Sound– Lesson 6: Vibrations We Can't See

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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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Physical Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Nonfiction 1 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Life Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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