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STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
The Protecting Whales teacher guide cover with a collage of images showing a mother and baby humpback whale, a whale fluke in front of a military ship, a whale fluke, and a whale fluke in front of a cargo ship.
Curriculum

PROTECTING WHALES

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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

Exploring Planetary Systems–Thinking about our Solar System

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Microworlds Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Resource

Rainforest Protector

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Smithsonian Institution | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center
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Global Inspiration | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Smithsonian | January

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Front cover of the What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms? teachers guide with flowers plants and bugs
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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
Video

Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Nonfiction 1 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
Virtual Sungazing paper cover with three illustrations one of a sunset, one midday sun, and one sunset.
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Virtual Sungazing

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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
cover photo of a fly in a venus flytrap
Curriculum

STCMS™: Structure and Function

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
What is Our Evidence That We Live On A Changing Earth?
Curriculum

What Is Our Evidence That We Live on a Changing Earth?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
Video

Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 8: Shining a Light on the Minerals

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Video

Make it Rain!

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Education
Black and white line art of a child in a hooded sweatshirt.
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Be An Explorer!

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Ecosystems Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Resource

STC Assessment Guide: Soils

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
How Can We Predict When the Sky Will Be Dark?
Curriculum

How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements Unit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Chemistry
Aww Snap! a Snapdragon Study title screen
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Aww Snap! a Snapdragon Study

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Life Science
Video

Time: It’s Like, So Deep

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Education
Black square with text that says Live from NOIR lab
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Live from NOIRLab

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Animal Studies Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Resource

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Resources for Educators and Students

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Earth & Space Science
How Do Living Things Stay Safe and Grow?
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How Do Living Things Stay Safe and Grow?

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Grade 1
Life Science
Illustration of Earth with three concentric circles around it.
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Orbit Types

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Earth & Space Science
Man in military uniform looking at camera
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Robert Latta, Aerospace Engineer

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: The Life Cycle of Butterflies

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Webcast

Promising Practices for Online Learning

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