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Lycée Sainte Marie Bastide Capstone Video

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Curriculum

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

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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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Land and Water– Literacy Integration (Sharing Predictions)

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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Engineering Circuits

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Grade 8
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Fostering Change: Ideas and Best Practices for Diversity in STEM Teaching in K-12 Classrooms

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Education
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists use Electricity to Study Fish Populations?

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Grade 6
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Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
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Why Invest in STEM?

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Motion and Design– Using Cooperation Cups

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Astralgeology - Planets and Moons

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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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Educating for Sustainable Development: Perspectives of U.S. and Global Educators Report

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Sustainability
Curriculum

STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need?

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
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NASA eClips: Careers at NASA - More than just astronauts

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Earth & Space Science
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Space Force STEM Activities

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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
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Introduction to Moon Trees

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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NASA's Women in STEM

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Earth & Space Science
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JAYO - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Education
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LASER i3 in Houston

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Education
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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals

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Spacecraft Subsystems

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Earth & Space Science
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Space Career Resource Guide

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Scaffolding Science Vocabulary Development within Inquiry-Based Instruction

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Education
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Exploring Respiration and Circulation

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Tales of the modern astronomer

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Earth & Space Science