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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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Soils– Organizing the Distribution Center

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Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?

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Sustainability
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STC Assessment Guide: Magnets and Motors

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Aww Snap! a Snapdragon Study

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STC-Secondary™: Researching Optical Systems

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Physical Science
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Inquiry science is the foundation

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Title screen of the educational physical science game, BumperDucks
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BumperDucks

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Physical Science
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English Learners in STEM: Interactive Graphic Organizer and Mix & Match

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Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light

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Preview of the Smithsonian Science Education Centers info graphic on transforming science education
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Transforming Science Education

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HOW CAN WE IDENTIFY MATERIALS BASED ON THEIR PROPERTIES?

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A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll

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STCMS™: Earth's Dynamic Systems

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STC Planners

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Convection Current in the Air

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IDEAS in STEM: Building Positive STEM Identities in Students with Disabilities

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Rocks and Minerals– Organizing Minerals

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America's First Food Spy Podcasting Module
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America's First Food Spy Podcasting Module

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Teaching with Telescopes

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Cover image for STEM Leadership Alliance 2020 presentation
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An Integrated Approach to Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion (DEAI) in STEM

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EROS Image of the Week

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Sound– Lesson 8: Making a Model Eardrum

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‘Tis the Season for a Reason

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Soils– Reading Resource Extensions

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"Inquiry-based learning is incredible!"

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National Air and Space Museum Educator Resources

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Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space Transportation Careers

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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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Nuclear Frontiers

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