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A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll

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STC Assessment Guide: Magnets and Motors

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Track and Monitor Blue Crab Populations in the Chesapeake Bay?

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Increases in student achivement

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STC Program: Comparing and Measuring, 2nd Edition

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STC Program: Land and Water Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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NASA Career Categories and Descriptions

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Food Chain Fix

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STC Assessment Guide: Microworlds

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Artemis I STEM Learning Pathway

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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | October
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | October

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NOAA Satellite and Information Service Infographics

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STC Secondary: Investigating Digestion and Motion

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Earth Observation User Case: Speaking a New Language of Landsat (Ladies of Landsat)

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

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Channel Challenge!

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Land and Water– Lesson 2 The Water Cycle: Modeling Land and Water

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

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Stories of Women in STEM: Energy

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STC Program: Human Body Systems Unit Kit

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

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STC Assessment Guide: Rocks and Minerals

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STC Program: Ecosystems Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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STC Literacy Series™: Motion and Design

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Preparing young minds

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STC Assessment Guide: Chemical Tests

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Transforming Science Education

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STC Program: Electric Circuits Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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STC Program: Balancing and Weighing Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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