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Launch, Propulsion, and Re-entry

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Earth & Space Science
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Anemometer Energy!

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Engineering Design
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How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Grade 5
Earth & Space Science
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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Autumn-Lynn Harrison - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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STC Program: Light Unit Kit

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Physical Science
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Sound– Lesson 6: Vibrations We Can't See

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Space Force Recruiting Site

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Tales of the modern astronomer

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Joint Polar Orbiting Weather Satellites

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Trait Tracker

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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer

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Physical Science
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Floating and Sinking– Making a Sinker Float

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Styling Sun Safety

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Kindergarten
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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Convection in the Mantle

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How much corn could DKIST pop if DKIST could pop corn?

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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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Education
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Matthew Tan, Aerospace Engineering Student at Stanford

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STC Assessment Guide: Electric Circuits

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Grade 3
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Astrophysicist Explains Dark Matter and 4 other Cosmic Phenomena

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STC Assessment Guide: Chemical Tests

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STC Program: Land and Water Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Stories of Women of Color in STEM

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Grade 7
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Education
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 3: Learning More About Caterpillars

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Plant Growth and Development–Getting a Handle on Your Bee

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Licenses & Permits: Commercial Space

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Why is My Shadow Shorter Sometimes and Longer Other Times?

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STC Program: The Technology of Paper Unit Kit

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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Resources for Educators and Students

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Journey to the Sun

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