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Promising Practices for Online Learning

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Teacher Professional Development Live

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

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Grade 6
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Grade 8
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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Focus on the Stuff

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Education
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STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Comparing and Measuring

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Department of Agriculture Moon Tree Scientists

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Earth & Space Science
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Inquiry-Based Science Fosters 21st Century Skills

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James Webb Space Telescope STEM Toolkit

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Earth & Space Science
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Inside RAF Fylingdales: The Ballistic Missile Warning Base | Forces TV

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Earth & Space Science
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Exploring Planetary Systems– The Solar System:Design

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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Grade 6
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Grade 8
Physical Science
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Electric Circuits– Making a Filament

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 2: Observing Rocks- How are They the Same and Different?

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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What Do Plants And Animals Need To Live?

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Kindergarten
Life Science
Sustainability
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Sunlight on the National Mall

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

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

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STCMS™: Ecosystems and Their Interactions

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?

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Grade 2
Life Science
Sustainability
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STC Assessment Guide: Sound

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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Education
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How Can We Change an Object’s Motion?

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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? NGSS-Aligned Teacher Companion Guide

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Grade 3
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Grade 6
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Grade 8
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LASER i3 in North Carolina

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Education
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Understanding Weather and Climate

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Earth & Space Science
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Bulldozing Technique for Science Class

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?

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Grade 6
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High School
Sustainability
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U.S. Space Force Commercial: Space Is Hard

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Earth & Space Science