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Water Works

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Engineering Design
Sustainability
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 14: Discovering that Butterflies are Insects

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Life Science
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NOAA Satellites Youtube

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Earth & Space Science
Webcast

How to Best Support Your Child’s Science Learning in the Time of COVID-19

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Education
Webcast

IDEAS in STEM: Building Positive STEM Identities in Students with Disabilities

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NGA Explains: What is GPS?

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Earth & Space Science
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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
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Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Webcast

Difficult Conversations in Extraordinary Times

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Education
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NOAA SciJinks: It’s All About the Weather

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Earth & Space Science
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Nirav Patel, Geospatial Data Scientist

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Light Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Teen Astronomy Cafe

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 3: Learning More about Rocks

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Santiago-Blay

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Life Science
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Showbiz Safari

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Grade 1
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Life Science
Sustainability
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Curriculum

STCMS™: Structure and Function

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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NOAA Science on a Sphere

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Earth & Space Science
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Animal Studies– Observing Millipedes More Closely

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Chemical Reactions in Action

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Chemistry
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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Grade 1
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Grade 4
Engineering Design
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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounts, and Elements– Marking Chromotography Paper

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Grade 6
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Grade 8
Physical Science
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Air Force K-12 Activities

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Earth & Space Science
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"Inquiry-based learning is incredible!"

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Good Thinking: Make Sense of Science Class

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Education
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Scientists observe, share, collaborate

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STC Living Materials Order Sheet, Microworlds

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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STC Literacy Series™: Chemical Tests

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Soils– Lesson 6: How Quickly Do Soils Settle in Water?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Magnet Motion

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