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IDEAS in STEM: Building Relationships

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Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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STC Planners

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STC Program: Comparing and Measuring Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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STC Program: Plant Growth and Development Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Why Right Brained is Wrong…Brained

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LASER i3 PLC Leaders Share Best Practices and Lessons Learned

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Be An Explorer!

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Enric Sala - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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NASA Career Categories and Descriptions

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 3: Learning More about Rocks

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Floating and Sinking– Which Things Float? Which Things Sink?

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STC Assessment Guide: Weather

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STC Program: Animal Studies Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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STC Literacy Series™: Experiments with Plants, Pack of 8

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STC Literacy Series™: The Life Cycle of Butterflies

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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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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Inegration: Nonfiction 2 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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LASER i3 in North Carolina

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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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21st Century Community Learning Centers NASA Engineering Design Challenges

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Space Career Resource Guide

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BumperDucks

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Anemometer Energy!

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

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

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STC Literacy Series™: Solids and Liquids

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STC Secondary: Discovering Electrical Systems

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NASA eClips: Careers at NASA - More than just astronauts

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