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A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll

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How much corn could DKIST pop if DKIST could pop corn?

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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
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Wilderness Watch!

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Engineering Design
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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals

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Sustainability
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STC Literacy Series™: Organisms

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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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How Can We Change An Object's Motion?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
Curriculum

STCMS™: Ecosystems and Their Interactions

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Podcast: Ticket to Space

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Orchids Attract Pollinators?

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Life Science
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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Curriculum

Astronomy & Astrophysics Classroom Resources

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Earth & Space Science
Webcast

Setting Up and Maintaining an Online Science Classroom for Success

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Education
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Microworlds– Unit Preparation

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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U.S. Space Force Commercial: Space Is Hard

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Earth & Space Science
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Explore Smithsonian: What External Adaptations do Pandas Have for Their Unique Diet?

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Life Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Convection Current in the Air

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Grade 6
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Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Plant Growth and Development

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
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Transforming Science Education

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Tami's Tower: Let's Think About Engineering

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Engineering Design
Curriculum

STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Sound– Notebooking

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Motion and Design– Lesson 1: Designing Vehicles: Getting Started

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Balancing and Weighing

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Explore Smithsonian: How Can We Know About the Reproductive Cycle of an Animal by Its Poop?

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Life Science
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NASA eClips: Careers at NASA - More than just astronauts

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Earth & Space Science
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Space Weather

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Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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Earth & Space Science
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How Does Energy Move from One Object to Another?

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Grade 4
Physical Science