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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Teacher Innovator Institute (TII)

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Make it Rain!

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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Dajopen

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 8: Shining a Light on the Minerals

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Join the U.S. Space Force

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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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STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Autumn-Lynn Harrison - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Ecosystems– Material Consideration

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STC Literacy Series™: Rocks and Minerals

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Mousetrap Car

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

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EROS Image of the Week

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Terita Norton, Electrical Engineer and Systems Director - STEM Literacy Project

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STC Program: Sound Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Will Santos, Senior Structural Dynamics Engineer - STEM Literacy Project

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Land and Water– Lesson 2 The Water Cycle: Modeling Land and Water

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Teaching with Telescopes

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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Showbiz Safari

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LASER i3 in North Carolina

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STC Program: Catastrophic Events Unit Kit

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STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration (2018)

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Our Lady of Lourdes Capstone Video

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Zero Barriers in STEM Education Accessibility and Inclusion Workbook

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Sample Populations of Fish and Invertebrates Along the Shorelines?

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STC Assessment Guide: Electric Circuits

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Animal Studies–Science Vocabulary

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Organization!

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Motion and Design– Lesson 1: Designing Vehicles: Getting Started

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