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Plant Growth and Development–Getting a Handle on Your Bee

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Live from NOIRLab

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Exploring Planetary Systems–Thinking about our Solar System

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Earth & Space Science
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Student Notebooking– Tools: Using a Lab Report Writing Wheel

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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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Mission to the Moon Model

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How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?
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How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?

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

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Development and Reproduction– Wisconsin Fast Plants Beginning the Cycle

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Life Science
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Orbit Types

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Earth Optimism Indonesia TV | Earth Optimism Education Series

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis

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Providing STEM Education to Underserved and Vulnerable Populations PowerPoint

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Inquiry-Based Science Fosters 21st Century Skills

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Music Time

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Commercial Space Data

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

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STC Assessment Guide: Electric Circuits

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Space Weather and Earth's Aurora

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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Life Science
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LASER i3 PLC Leaders Share Best Practices and Lessons Learned

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Working in groups

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Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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Cells In Space: Helping Astronauts and Injured Soldiers

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How Can We Change Solids And Liquids?

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Physical Science
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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Intelligence Community Career Opportunities; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math(STEM) Majors

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STC Literacy Series™: Measuring Time, Pack of 8

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Soils– Lesson 6: How Quickly Do Soils Settle in Water?

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Scaffolding Science Vocabulary Development within Inquiry-Based Instruction

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