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Plant Growth and Development–Getting a Handle on Your Bee

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Setting Up and Maintaining an Online Science Classroom for Success

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Chill Out: Tiny Refrigerator Saves Hubble Camera

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Channel Challenge!

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Gravity

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Exploring Planetary Systems– Solar System Explorations

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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?

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Floating and Sinking– How is Salt Water Different from Fresh Water?

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Fostering Change: Ideas and Best Practices for Diversity in STEM Teaching in K-12 Classrooms

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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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Life Science
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Artemis Camp Experience

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

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Morphy

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Scientists observe, share, collaborate

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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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Difficult Conversations in Extraordinary Times

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Mission to the Moon Model

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

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"The staff love the PD"

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Sustainable Communities
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Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive?

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The Protecting Whales teacher guide cover with a collage of images showing a mother and baby humpback whale, a whale fluke in front of a military ship, a whale fluke, and a whale fluke in front of a cargo ship.
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PROTECTING WHALES

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STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration

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Dressed to Protect

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Animal Studies– Materials and Organizations

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Kindergarten
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Civil Air Patrol lessons to support the US Space Force

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Increases in student achivement

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Anemometer Energy!

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STC Program: Light Unit Kit

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Physical Science
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STC Program: The Technology of Paper Unit Kit

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Transforming Science Education

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