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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Your Place In Space Career Profiles

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Exploring Planetary Systems– Solar System Explorations

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Introduction to Moon Trees

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Which Force Is With You? A Motion and Design Lesson

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Explore the World of Small Through Virtual Reality

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Sample Populations of Fish and Invertebrates Along the Shorelines?

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Literacy Tool Use as an Integral Feature of Students’ “Science ing”

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STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Teen Astronomy Cafe

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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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Scaffolding Science Vocabulary Development within Inquiry-Based Instruction

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That’s so Meta(cognitive)!

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Orbit Types

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STC Assessment Guide: Floating and Sinking

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Floating and Sinking– What Do We Know About Floating and Sinking?

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Astrophysicist Explains Dark Matter and 4 other Cosmic Phenomena

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STC Program: Solids and Liquids Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Mission to the Moon Model

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Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

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STC Literacy Series™: Sound

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STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Sunlight on the National Mall

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Grade 1
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NASA's Women in STEM

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STC Program: Microworlds Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Exclusive: Get An Inside Look At The US Space Force

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Milky Way Explorer

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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: The Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon

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Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?

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STC Literacy Series™: Plant Growth and Development

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