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Transforming Science Education

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STC Program: Weather Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Convection Current in the Air

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Earth & Space Science
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Teacher Tips: Land and Water

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World's Deadliest Animal Podcasting Module
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World's Deadliest Animal Podcasting Module

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Stories of Women in STEM: Energy

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Organisms– Notebooking

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

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Matthew Tan, Aerospace Engineering Student at Stanford

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Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive? المجتمعات المستدامة! كيف يمكننا مساعدة مجتمعنا على الازدهار؟

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Teaching ELL Students– Small Group Work

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STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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STC Assessment Guide: Solids and Liquids

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STC-Secondary™: Researching Optical Systems

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Physical Science
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Floating and Sinking– Which Things Float? Which Things Sink?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Development and Reproduction– Wisconsin Fast Plants Beginning the Cycle

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Life Science
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STC Secondary: Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements Unit

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Chemistry
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STC Secondary: Understanding Weather and Climate

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Food! How Do We Ensure Good Nutrition for All?

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STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring Plants and Animals Two-Use Unit Kit

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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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How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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Engineering Design
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Changing Earth

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Engineering Design
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STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring the World Set

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

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Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space Transportation Careers

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Land and Water– Literacy Extension

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Tales of the modern astronomer

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Soils– Organizing the Distribution Center

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NOAA Educator Opportunities

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