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STC Assessment Guide: Sound

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Life Cycles of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis - Moving the Crysalis Properly

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NOAA Data in the Classroom

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Inquiry-Based Science Fosters 21st Century Skills

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STC Program: Balancing and Weighing Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Biodiversity! How can we balance the needs of people with the needs of other living things?

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STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Illustration of the Earth and a satellite with an arrow showing gravity pulling toward the Earth.
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Gravity

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Smithsonian literacy materials

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LASER i3 PLCs and Online Resources

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 2: Observing Rocks- How are They the Same and Different?

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Teaching ELL Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Through the Window and into the Mirror: Narratives of African American STEM Professionals

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Aerospace Corporation Careers

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Floating and Sinking– Investigating Boat Designs

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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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Space Law-What Laws are There in Space?

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Impacting student learning

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Engineering Batteries

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A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll

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Space Hitchhikers: The ESPA Ring

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Anyone with a Question Can Have a STEM2D Career

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"Science is fun, active, and hands-on."

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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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Harvard-MIT Science Research Mentoring Program

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Investigating Circuit Design– Generating Electric Energy

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STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems?

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Engineering Design
Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | October
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | October

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