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Ask an Expert -- The Corona Spy Satellite

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Earth & Space Science
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Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Sustainability
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Space Junk Around Earth

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Earth & Space Science
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Matthew Tan, Aerospace Engineering Student at Stanford

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Earth & Space Science
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Elementary Weather Lesson

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Grade 4
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Kindergarten
Earth & Space 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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WOW! In the Classroom

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Earth & Space Science
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Home on the Range

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Grade 2
Life Science
Sustainability
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Animal Studies– Observing Millipedes More Closely

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Joint Polar Orbiting Weather Satellites

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Earth & Space Science
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Classical Orbital Elements (COEs)

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Earth & Space Science
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Student Notebooking– Table of Contents

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Education
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Delilah Nunez, Systems Director, ESS Ground and Integration - STEM Literacy Project

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Explore Smithsonian: How Can We Know About the Reproductive Cycle of an Animal by Its Poop?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
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Grade 6
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Grade 8
Life Science
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How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
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Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program

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Earth & Space Science
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Earth Observation User Case Study: Power of the Pixel - 1972 to 2021

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Earth & Space Science
A gallery of images with a boy looking through eclipse glasses a woman at a computer, two men in a reciprocal bike, a man with a model plane, and a logo with Saturn, a lightbulb, an astronaut, and a plane with text that says Inspire Engage Educated Employ the next generation of explorers.
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Exploring Careers @ NASA for Students

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Earth & Space Science
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Curriculum

Energy! How can we ensure sustainable energy for all?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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NOAA View Data Imagery Portal

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Earth & Space Science
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Aerospace Corporation Careers

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Earth & Space Science
Illustration of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun from left to right and arrows going from Earth to the Moon and Moon to the Sun
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NOAA SciJinks: It’s All About the Weather

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Balancing and Weighing Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Virtual Sungazing

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Sound — Lessons 1-4: Materials

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Convection Current in the Air

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Investigating Circuit Design– Generating Electric Energy

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Grade 6
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Physical 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
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Life Science
Sustainability
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Scientists observe, share, collaborate

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Exploring Properties of Matter– Surface Gravity

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Grade 6
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Physical Science