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Harvard-MIT Science Research Mentoring Program

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The Impact of LASER i3

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Cells In Space: Helping Astronauts and Injured Soldiers

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FAA : Commercial Space 101

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Bulldozing Technique for Science Class

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Disaster Detector

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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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STC Assessment Guide: Comparing and Measuring

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WOW! In the Classroom

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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Teacher Professional Development Live

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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Recording Earthquake Waves

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LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2018-2019 District Report: Denver Public Schools
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LASER 2018-2019 District Report: Denver Public Schools

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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
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Joint Polar Orbiting Weather Satellites

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How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Grade 5
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How Can I Help an Animal Cross the Road Safely?

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Land and Water– Lesson 2/3 The Water Cycle: Modeling Land and Water

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How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?
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How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?

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Physical Science
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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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Physical Science
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | October

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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NOAA View Data Imagery Portal

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Pick Your Plate! Guía Global de Nutrición

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STC Literacy Series™: Changes

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Remote Sensing Classroom

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Tales of the modern astronomer

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¡Food! ¿Cómo podemos garantizar una buena nutrició para todos?

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An Integrated Approach to Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion (DEAI) in STEM

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How Can We Map Land and Water on Earth?
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How Can We Map Land and Water On Earth?