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STC Secondary: Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements Unit

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Grade 6
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Chemistry
Large hadron collider
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Magnetism - Defending Our Planet, Defining The Cosmos

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Earth & Space Science
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
Ouch I Need A Bandage activity cover
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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Engineering Design
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Sound– Lesson 10: Changing the Pitch by Changing the Tension

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
A group of students around s model of the Martian surface.
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DoD STARBASE

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Earth & Space Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Convection Current in the Air

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Grade 2 life science teacher's guide cover
Curriculum

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

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Grade 2
Life Science
Sustainability
A blue tone image of the Smithsonian castle with text that says Stories of women in STEM at the Smithsonian
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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
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Microworlds– Unit Preparation

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Weather

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
A lighthouse between two palm trees
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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Kindergarten
Engineering Design
A white square with six cards spread out wtih images of a telescope, the sun, and arura as well as a student data sheet.
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National Science Foundation and National Solar Observatory Google Classrooms

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Earth & Space Science
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Teaching ELL Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Education
Circular logo with a navy blue globe in the center and a ring of puzzle pieces around the globe. The puzzle pieces are all shades of blue and have white icons in them. The icons are a plant, telescope, rocket, robotic arm, book, flask, and shield with a satellite.
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Space Career Resource Guide

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Laser i3 in Action

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Education
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Attack the Knack

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Education
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STC Assessment Guide: Motion and Design

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Organisms– Literacy Integration

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
A student working on a model.
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Air Force Legacy

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Curriculum

STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Smithsonian Institution | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center
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Global Inspiration | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Smithsonian | January

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An artistic rendering of a spacecraft with grey body and solar panels.
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Spacecraft Subsystems

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Earth & Space Science
National Professional Development Program: 2016 and 2017 Cohorts Report Cover
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National Professional Development Program: 2016 and 2017 Cohorts Report

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Education
A view of the night sky in gamma rays so it shows bright green with a small bit of red yellow and blue.
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Electromagnetic Spectrum Basics

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Earth & Space Science
Image of the yellow sun in the bottom right corner and text that says journey to the sun above and to the left of the sun
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Journey to the Sun

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

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science