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Magnet Motion

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The cover of A Weighty Problem grade 5 teacher guide with a collage of pictures depicting hiking gear, girls in science class, a boy hiking and a scale with a water and powder mixture.
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A WEIGHTY PROBLEM

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Image of a yellow 3D printed anemometer with a base, a pencil as a vertical component and four half spheres on a horizonal top piece
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Anemometer Energy!

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Department of Labor My Next Move - Explore Occupations

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis

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Ecosystems– Lesson 2: Setting up the Terrarium

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STC-Secondary™: Exploring Planetary Systems

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Space Weather and Earth's Aurora

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 14: Discovering that Butterflies are Insects

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Engineering Circuits

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Illustration of a Navajo woman with short brown hair and embroidered blouse and the Navajo Nation flag.
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Earth Observation User Case: Speaking a New Language of Landsat (Ladies of Landsat)

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A close up view of the James Webb Space Telescope's gold hexoganal primary mirror.
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James Webb Space Telescope STEM Toolkit

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Chemical Reactions in Action

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Teacher Tips: Land and Water

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Sustainability
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Classical Orbital Elements (COEs)

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STC Program: Plant Growth and Development Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Ecosystems– Lesson 7: Joining Terrarium and Aquarium

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Investigating Circuit Design– Solar Cells

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STC Program: Magnets and Motors Unit Kit

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Student Notebooking– Add an Envelope

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 7: Hurricanes- Destructive Storms

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Earth & Space Science
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Music Time

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Land and Water– Literacy Extension

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Increases in student achivement

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STC Literacy Series™: Changes

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Land and Water– Lesson 2/3 The Water Cycle: Modeling Land and Water

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Grade 4 earth and space science teachers guide cover
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How Can We Stay Safe On A Changing Earth?

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Spaceports by State

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