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Curriculum

STCMS™: Structure and Function

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainable Communities
Curriculum

Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Resource

Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Engineering Design
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Game

Whale Protection Corps

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Life Science
Sustainability
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Resource

Spin Cycle: Training for High G Flying

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Earth & Space Science
Resource

STC Literacy Series™: Solids and Liquids

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Exploring the Nature of Light

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
Resource

STC Assessment Guide: Soils

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

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

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Animal Studies– Materials and Organizations

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change Building a Sustainable Mindset
Webcast

Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change | Building a Sustainable Mindset

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Education
Sustainability
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NOAA Data in the Classroom

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Studying the Development and Reproduction of Organisms

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Video

Investigating Circuit Design– Generating Electric Energy

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need?

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
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Curriculum

How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
Resource

STC Assessment Guide: The Life Cycle of Butterflies

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Resource

STC Planners

Webcast

Setting Up and Maintaining an Online Science Classroom for Success

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Education
Video

Soils– Using Alpha Boxes

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

STC Literacy Series™: Animal Studies

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Curriculum

STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring the World Set

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Kindergarten
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Fostering Change: Ideas and Best Practices for Diversity in STEM Teaching in K-12 Classrooms

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Education
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Don't Call Me Extinct Podcasting Module

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Life Science
Sustainability
Video

Preparing young minds

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Curriculum

Climate Action! How can we mitigate human impacts on the atmosphere?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
Video

Earth Optimism: Change is Positively Possible

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Education
Sustainability