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Storm Smart

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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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U.S. Space Force: Origins

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Investigating the Effects of Colliding Air Masses

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Floating and Sinking– Investigating Boat Designs

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How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate
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How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate?

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Life Science
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Space Career Resource Guide

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Floating and Sinking– Making a Sinker Float

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Artemis Camp Experience

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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals

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Magnet Motion

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Why is My Shadow Shorter Sometimes and Longer Other Times?

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How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?

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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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Land and Water– Literacy Integration (Sharing Predictions)

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STC Program: Weather Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Teacher Tips: Weather

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STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring Plants and Animals Two-Use Unit Kit

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How Can We Stop Land From Washing Away?

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Inside RAF Fylingdales: The Ballistic Missile Warning Base | Forces TV

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How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems?

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Life Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Chemical Tests

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Sound– Lesson 9: Making Sounds with Strings

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Kindergarten
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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
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STC Program: Motion and Design Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Teaching ELL Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Distance Learning and Digital Resources from the Smithsonian

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National Science Foundation and National Solar Observatory Google Classrooms

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Plant Growth and Development–Getting a Handle on Your Bee

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