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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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Illustration of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun from left to right and arrows going from Earth to the Moon and Moon to the Sun
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NOAA SciJinks: It’s All About the Weather

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

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STC Literacy Series™: Land and Water

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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Media Kit

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Build and use a simple spectroscope

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STC Program: Electric Circuits Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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A full moon above a treeline.
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Introduction to Moon Trees

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LASER i3 PLC Leaders Share Best Practices and Lessons Learned

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Space Hitchhikers: The ESPA Ring

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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Life Science
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Department of Education Learning with NASA is Out of this World

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How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Earth & Space Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 14: Discovering that Butterflies are Insects

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Rainforest Protector

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Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root

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Satellite image of the Milky Way galaxy
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Milky Way Explorer

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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
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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Physical Science
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Preparing young minds

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STC Secondary: Exploring the Properties of Matter Unit

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Chemistry
An orangutan hangs from a tree in a moderately dense forest
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Earth Optimism Indonesia TV | Earth Optimism Education Series

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STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Image of the earth from space with the moon behind it and peaking out above Earth with a silhouette of a child and a bike in the image of the Moon.
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Nuclear Frontiers

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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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Scaffolding Science Vocabulary Development within Inquiry-Based Instruction

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U.S. Space Force Supra Coder Program

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Expedition: Insects

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Will Santos, Senior Structural Dynamics Engineer - STEM Literacy Project

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Which Force Is With You? A Motion and Design Lesson

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STC Secondary: Exploring Respiration and Circulation

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Life Science