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STC Program: Microworlds Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

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Grade 6
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Life Science
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How Can We Stop Land From Washing Away?

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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DoD STARBASE

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Earth & Space Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Using Weather Maps

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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STC Secondary: Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements Unit

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Grade 6
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Chemistry
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A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll

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How Can We Change an Object’s Motion?

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Johannes Kepler
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Kepler's Laws

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Using Thermometer Strips

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Earth & Space Science
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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Will Santos, Senior Structural Dynamics Engineer - STEM Literacy Project

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i3 PLC Leaders Becoming an Increasingly Effective Collaborative Team

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Education
Cover of the grade 4 life science teacher guide with the title how can animals use their senses to communicate and images of fireflies, birds and eyes
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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
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WOW! In the Classroom

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Earth & Space Science
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What’s the “Matter” with Cells and Atoms?

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Education
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Space Environment

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STC Literacy Series™: Comparing and Measuring

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
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Light Up the Cave

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Grade 1
Physical Science
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Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Nonfiction 1 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Climate Action! How can we mitigate human impacts on the atmosphere?

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High School
Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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Rainforest Protector

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How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark? Teacher Guide cover
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How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark?

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Grade 1
Physical Science
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Astronomy & Astrophysics Classroom Resources

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Earth & Space Science
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NGA Explains: What is GPS?

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Earth & Space Science
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21st Century Community Learning Centers NASA Engineering Design Challenges

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Earth & Space Science
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Stories of Women in STEM: Energy

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Grade 6
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Sustainability
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Air Force Legacy

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Earth & Space Science
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How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Grade 5
Earth & Space Science
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Plant Growth and Development– Planting the Seeds

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Grade 4
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Kindergarten
Life Science