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A close up view of the James Webb Space Telescope's gold hexoganal primary mirror.
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James Webb Space Telescope STEM Toolkit

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Soils– Reading Resource Extensions

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STC-Secondary™: Exploring Planetary Systems

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Earth & Space Science
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NGA Explains: What is GPS?

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STC Program: Microworlds Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

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Grade 6
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Life Science
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Engineering Circuits

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Land and Water– Lesson 2/3 The Water Cycle: Modeling Land and Water

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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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Preparing young minds

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An Illustration of two people in spacesuits with Earth in the background and white text that says Artemis Camp.
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Artemis Camp Experience

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

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Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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Department of Labor My Next Move - Explore Occupations

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STC Program: Ecosystems Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Why Right Brained is Wrong…Brained

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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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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
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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
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Earth Resources and Observation Science Center Overview

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A close up version of the surface of the Moon with white text that says Artemis STEM learning pathway and the Artemis logo of a white A with a red swoosh through it  a blue quarter circle underneath it and white text that says Artemis.
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Artemis I STEM Learning Pathway

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Shrinking Sutures

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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STC Literacy Series™: Comparing and Measuring

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
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Licenses & Permits: Commercial Space

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Your Place In Space Career Profiles

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STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Cari

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U.S. Space Force: Origins

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STC Literacy Series™: Microworlds

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Chill Out: Tiny Refrigerator Saves Hubble Camera

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Sound– Lesson 9: Making Sounds with Strings

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