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Delilah Nunez, Systems Director, ESS Ground and Integration - STEM Literacy Project

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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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Habitats

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Nonfiction 1 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 3: Learning More about Rocks

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Teaching ELL Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | October

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Milky Way Explorer

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Spin Cycle: Training for High G Flying

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 8: Shining a Light on the Minerals

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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: The Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon

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Showbiz Safari

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STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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NOAA Data in the Classroom

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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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

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STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring Plants and Animals Two-Use Unit Kit

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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Styling Sun Safety

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STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Exclusive: Get An Inside Look At The US Space Force

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U.S. Space Force: Origins

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How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Teaching with Telescopes

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Explore Smithsonian: How Can Electricity Correct a Telescope in Outer Space?

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Biotechnology! How can we ethically create a sustainable future using biotechnology?

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STC Program: Organisms - From Macro to Micro Unit Kit

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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?
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How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?

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