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Teaching English Language Learning Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Education
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Nirav Patel, Geospatial Data Scientist

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Earth & Space Science
How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark? Teacher Guide cover
Curriculum

How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark?

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Grade 1
Physical Science
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Distance Learning and Digital Resources from the Smithsonian

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Cover of Biotechnology guide with blue DNA double helix
Curriculum

Biotechnology! How can we ethically create a sustainable future using biotechnology?

Cover of the grade 4 life science teacher guide with the title how can animals use their senses to communicate and images of fireflies, birds and eyes
Curriculum

How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
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Commercial Space Data

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Air Force Legacy

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Earth & Space Science
NSF logo of blue globe surrounded by yellow spikes and text that says NSF
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Build and use a simple spectroscope

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Earth & Space Science
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Aquation: The Freshwater Access Game

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Grade 5
Sustainability
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STC Literacy Series™: Motion and Design

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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Grade 1
Engineering Design
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Air Force Civilian Careers

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Experiments with Plants Unit Kit

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Rocks and Minerals– Incorporating Literacy

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Student Notebooking– Keeping a Teacher Book

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Education
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Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Ecosystems– Notebooking Strategies

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Webcast

DCPS Resources and Strategic Plan to Address More Accessible and Inclusive Learning

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Ecosystems– Lesson 7: Joining Terrarium and Aquarium

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Sound– Lesson 1: Thinking about Sound

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
LASER Focused on English Learners: PD plus an inquiry-based science curriculum improves K-8 teachers' perceived ability to support ELs and reduces the achievement gap in math and reading
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LASER Focused on English Learners - OELA 2020 Poster

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Education
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LASER i3 PLCs and Online Resources

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Education
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STC Literacy Series™: Balancing and Weighing

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Video

Students can’t wait for science!

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Video

Understanding Weather and Climate

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Earth & Space Science
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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Media Kit

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Education
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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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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How Does a Curator of Great Cats Monitor the Health of Individual Lions in a Pride?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
How Do Living Things Stay Safe And Grow?
Curriculum

How Do Living Things Stay Safe And Grow?

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Grade 1
Life Science