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Explore Smithsonian: How Can a Greenhouse Use Technology to Meet the Needs of Different Types of Plants?

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STC Program: Weather Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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NGA Explains: What is GPS?

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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Conserving Coral Reefs

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Image of a yellow 3D printed anemometer with a base, a pencil as a vertical component and four half spheres on a horizonal top piece
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Anemometer Energy!

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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STC Program: Animal Studies Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Space Mission Operations

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 3: Learning More about Rocks

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Floating and Sinking– What Do We Know About Floating and Sinking?

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Build a CubeSat!

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Cover of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom teacher guide with a blue background and 12 images in circles with bicyclists, magnets, and a tire swing
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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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

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Transforming Science Education

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Using Thermometer Strips

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Drying Chromotography Paper

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How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate
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How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate?

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Terita Norton, Electrical Engineer and Systems Director - STEM Literacy Project

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Stories of Women of Color in STEM

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Expedition: Insects

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NOAA View Data Imagery Portal

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Why Invest in STEM?

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Ecosystems– Lesson 7: Joining Terrarium and Aquarium

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STC Secondary: Discovering Electrical Systems

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STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration (2018)

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Spin Cycle: Training for High G Flying

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Shrinking Sutures

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Mousetrap Car

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STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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STC Literacy Series™: Electric Circuits

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