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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals

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How Can We Light Our Way In The Dark?
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How Can We Light Our Way In The Dark?

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How Can We Change Solids And Liquids?

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Explore Smithsonian: Dr. Avi Loeb - Jr. Professor of Science

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Fostering Change: Ideas and Best Practices for Diversity in STEM Teaching in K-12 Classrooms

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How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?
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How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?

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Build Your Own Touch Screen Stylus

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How Can We Predict When the Sky Will Be Dark?
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How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis

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Cité scolaire D'Arsonval Group 2 Capstone Video

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STC Literacy Series™: Technology of Paper, Pack of 8

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¡Mosquito! ¿Cómo podemos garantizar la salud para todos contra las enfermedades transmitidas por los mosquitos?

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Chill Out: Tiny Refrigerator Saves Hubble Camera

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

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Space Environment

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STC Literacy Series™: Soils

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Track and Monitor Blue Crab Populations in the Chesapeake Bay?

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Exploring Careers @ NASA for Students

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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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Astronomy & Astrophysics Classroom Resources

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STC Literacy Series™: Land and Water

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STC Assessment Guide: Chemical Tests

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 4: Heat Transfer and the Movement of Air

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STC Assessment Guide: Soils

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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STC Assessment Guide: The Life Cycle of Butterflies

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“The kids learn from each other!”

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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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Preparing young minds

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STC Program: Light Unit Kit

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