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Motion and Design– Lesson 1: Designing Vehicles: Getting Started

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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?

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Explore Smithsonian: How Does a Curator of Great Cats Monitor the Health of Individual Lions in a Pride?

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STC-Secondary™: Researching Optical Systems

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Biotechnology! How can we ethically create a sustainable future using biotechnology?

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STC Program: Magnets and Motors Unit Kit

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Implicit Bias: How it impacts DEAI efforts in K-12 STEM Education

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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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DoD STARBASE

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Make it Rain!

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Learning Science Through Inquiry

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NOAA Educator Opportunities

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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? NGSS-Aligned Teacher Companion Guide

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Engineering Circuits

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Organization!

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Teacher Tips: Land and Water

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NASA STEM Engagement

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Stories of Women in STEM: Symbiosis

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Students can’t wait for science!

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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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STCMS™: Earth's Dynamic Systems

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Introducing: Good Thinking!

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Hispanos de la NASA

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Ecosystems– Lesson 7: Joining Terrarium and Aquarium

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¡Mosquito! ¿Cómo podemos garantizar la salud para todos contra las enfermedades transmitidas por los mosquitos?

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Cari

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Milky Way Explorer

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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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Beats and Banjos

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