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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Life Science
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Ocean! How can we create a sustainable future for the ocean?

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

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Hands-on science and non-English speakers

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What Can Maps Tell Us About Land and Water on Earth?
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What Can Maps Tell Us About Land and Water on Earth?

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Grade 2
Earth & Space Science
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Floating and Sinking– How is Salt Water Different from Fresh Water?

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Physical Science
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Soils– Using Alpha Boxes

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"Inquiry-based learning is incredible!"

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Earth Observation User Case: Using Landsat to Connect Space to Village

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Yellow, orange and black image of the sun with solar flares
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Sun STEM Toolkit

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The cover of Protegiendo a les ballenas with 4 images of whales and ships
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PROTEGIENDO A LES BALLENAS

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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
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Argos Education

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Explore Smithsonian: What External Adaptations do Pandas Have for Their Unique Diet?

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Understanding Weather and Climate–Lesson 9: Ocean Currents-Using the Demo Box

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Earth & Space Science
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Land and Water– Lesson 2 The Water Cycle: Modeling Land and Water

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Environmental Justice! How can we create environments that are healthy for everyone?

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Sustainability
What is Our Evidence That We Live On A Changing Earth?
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What Is Our Evidence That We Live on a Changing Earth?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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Inquiry science is the foundation

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STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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Styling Sun Safety

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Kindergarten
A yellow rectangle with a man in the center looking at an inset image of an image from the James Webb space telescope of the southern ring nebula that is blue oval with red radiating from it.
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Astrophysicist Explains first James Webb images

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What’s the “Matter” with Cells and Atoms?

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2-Body Equation of Motion

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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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STCMS™: Weather and Climate Systems

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
Cover of the Cool to Cary activity with three different designed cups.
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Cool to Carry

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A close up view of the James Webb Space Telescope's gold hexoganal primary mirror.
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James Webb Space Telescope STEM Toolkit

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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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STC Program: Motion and Design Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light

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