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STCMS™: Genes and Molecular Machines

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STC Assessment Guide: Soils

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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How Can We Map Land and Water on Earth?
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How Can We Map Land and Water On Earth?

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Beekeeper Presentation featuring Ren Ramsey

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Good Thinking: Make Sense of Science Class

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Explore Smithsonian: How Does a Curator of Great Cats Monitor the Health of Individual Lions in a Pride?

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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Beats and Banjos

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Explore Smithsonian: How can Scientists Track the Movement of an Invasive Species of Fish?

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Department of Labor My Next Move - Explore Occupations

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How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need?

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Creature Feature: A Genes and Molecular Machines Lesson

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Separating Solutes (Preparation for Lesson)

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Operations in the NAS

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Santiago-Blay

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LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2018-2019 District Report: Aurora Public Schools
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LASER 2018-2019 District Report: Aurora Public Schools

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WOW! In the Classroom

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2013 Biodiversity: Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers

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Stories of Women of Color in STEM

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NASA's Women in STEM

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Investigating Biodiversity and Interdependence– Investigating Fungi

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How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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Sound– Lesson 2: How Sound Travels

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Save Weather Maps

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Preparing young minds

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Margarita Mora - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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

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