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Mosquito! How Can We Ensure Health For All From Mosquito-borne Diseases?

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Electromagnetic Spectrum Basics

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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? NGSS-Aligned Teacher Companion Guide

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STCMS™: Matter and Its Interactions

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Chemistry
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Implicit Bias: How it impacts DEAI efforts in K-12 STEM Education

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How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?

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STC Planners

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Explore Smithsonian: How Can a Greenhouse Use Technology to Meet the Needs of Different Types of Plants?

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What’s the “Matter” with Cells and Atoms?

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LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2017-2018 District Report: Aurora Public Schools
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LASER 2017-2018 District Report Highlights: Aurora Public Schools

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STC Literacy Series™: Comparing and Measuring

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Astronomy & Astrophysics Classroom Resources

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2013 Biodiversity: Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers

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STCMS™: Genes and Molecular Machines

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Chemistry
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STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Kindergarten
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Sugar Simulation

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Physical Science
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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?

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Elementary Weather Lesson

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STC Program: Microworlds Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

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Diverse Stories of Resilience: Indigenous Wisdom

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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

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Stories of Women in STEM: Symbiosis

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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Engineering Design
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STC Secondary: Investigating Circuit Design

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Physical Science
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Make it Rain!

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Microworlds– Unit Preparation

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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Life Science
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NASA Career Categories and Descriptions

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STC Literacy Series™: Electric Circuits

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