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Curriculum

How Can We Provide Energy to Meet Diverse Needs?

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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Resource

NGA Explains: What is GPS?

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Rocks and Minerals, 3rd Edition

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Resource

STC Assessment Guide: Ecosystems

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Resource

Journey to the Sun

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Telescope observatory at night.
Resource

U.S. Space Force: Make History :30 Commercial

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Weather Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Curriculum

STC Program: Measuring Time Unit Kit

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

Kenny Harris, Senior Project Engineer - STEM Literacy Project

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Video

Exploring Properties of Matter– Surface Gravity

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Video

Understanding Weather and Climate

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

Student Notebooking– Table of Contents

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Education
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Curriculum

¡Comunidades Sostenibles! ¿Cómo contribuiremos al progreso de nuestra comunidad?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Resource

STC Literacy Series™: Experiments with Plants, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Video

Attack the Knack

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Education
Video

Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Track and Monitor Blue Crab Populations in the Chesapeake Bay?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
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Destination Deep Space

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Earth & Space Science
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Join the U.S. Space Force

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Earth & Space Science
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2013 Biodiversity: Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers

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Education
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Resource

Be An Explorer!

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

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

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Video

Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Separating Solutes (Preparation for Lesson)

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Resource

Wright Patterson Air Force Base Educational Outreach: Virtual Career Speaker Sessions

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Earth & Space Science
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Curriculum

Biotechnology! How can we ethically create a sustainable future using biotechnology?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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Resource

Conservation of Energy & Momentum

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Earth & Space Science
Video

Teacher Tips: Land and Water

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Exploring Plate Tectonics

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Resource

STC Assessment Guide: Solids and Liquids

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Cover for Water Works
eBook

Water Works

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
Sustainability