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What Do Plants And Animals Need To Live?

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Kindergarten
Life Science
Sustainability
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Microworlds– Unit Preparation

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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
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Floating and Sinking– Which Things Float? Which Things Sink?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Matthew Tan, Aerospace Engineering Student at Stanford

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Earth & Space Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 6: Temperature, Pressure, and Cloud Formation

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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LASER i3 in Houston

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Education
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Explore Smithsonian: How Can a Greenhouse Use Technology to Meet the Needs of Different Types of Plants?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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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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Ecosystems– Notebooking Strategies

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Grade 1
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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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How much corn could DKIST pop if DKIST could pop corn?

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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Pick Your Plate! Guía Global de Nutrición

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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Creature Feature: A Genes and Molecular Machines Lesson

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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Earth Observation Case Study: Using Landsat to Map Agricultural Yields and Irrigation

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Earth & Space Science
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Your Place In Space Career Profiles

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Earth & Space Science
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Ocean X Climate Summit

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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Resources for Educators and Students

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Earth & Space Science
Webcast

IDEAS in STEM: Building Relationships

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Curriculum

STC Program: Balancing and Weighing Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Rocks and Minerals– Creating Take Home Field Guides

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

STC Program: Electric Circuits Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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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
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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Engineering Design
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Researching the Sun-Earth-Moon System

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Explore Smithsonian: Courtney Dressing - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Graduate Student

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science