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Illustration of the earth from space and a orbit around it.
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Conservation of Energy & Momentum

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Earth & Space Science
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Land and Water– Literacy Extension

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Literacy Tool Use as an Integral Feature of Students’ “Science ing”

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Tales of the modern astronomer

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What’s the “Matter” with Cells and Atoms?

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STC Assessment Guide: Solids and Liquids

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Media Kit

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STC Literacy Series™: Measuring Time, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
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STC Assessment Guide: The Life Cycle of Butterflies

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Rocks and Minerals– Creating Take Home Field Guides

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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Conserving Coral Reefs

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Webcast

Implicit Bias: How it impacts DEAI efforts in K-12 STEM Education

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

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Grade 2
Life Science
Sustainability
Telescope observatory at night.
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U.S. Space Force: Make History :30 Commercial

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Curriculum

STC Program: Ecosystems Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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STC Program: The Life Cycle of Butterflies Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounts, and Elements– Marking Chromotography Paper

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Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Discovering Electrical Systems

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Physical Science
Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September

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Introducing: Good Thinking!

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A classroom of children with their hands raised looking at the teacher
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NOAA Educator Opportunities

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STC Program: Weather Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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A close up version of the surface of the Moon with white text that says Artemis STEM learning pathway and the Artemis logo of a white A with a red swoosh through it  a blue quarter circle underneath it and white text that says Artemis.
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Artemis I STEM Learning Pathway

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How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?
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How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?

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Grade 5
Physical Science
Curriculum

STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
A satellite image of clouds over the United States
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NOAA View Data Imagery Portal

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Plant Growth and Development– Planting the Seeds

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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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Grade 5
Physical Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Soils

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Electric Circuits– Making a Filament

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