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21st Century Community Learning Centers NASA Engineering Design Challenges

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Earth & Space Science
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Harvard-MIT Science Research Mentoring Program

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Earth & Space Science
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Cells In Space: Helping Astronauts and Injured Soldiers

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Earth & Space Science
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Development and Reproduction– Wisconsin Fast Plants Beginning the Cycle

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Magnets and Motors

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Filter Fun!

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Engineering Design
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Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
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Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light

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Life Science
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Mission to the Moon Model

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Conserving Coral Reefs

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Education
Sustainability
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Stories of Women in STEM: Symbiosis

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Sustainability
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STC Program: The Life Cycle of Butterflies Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Astrophysicist Answers YouTube's James Webb question

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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Convection in the Mantle

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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Soils– Lesson 6: How Quickly Do Soils Settle in Water?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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The U.S. Army in Space today and in the future

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Ecosystems Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Falling 101

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Physical Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Soils

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Soils– Reading Resource Extensions

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Space Junk Around Earth

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Understanding Weather and Climate

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
What is Our Evidence That We Live On A Changing Earth?
Curriculum

What Is Our Evidence That We Live on a Changing Earth?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 6: Temperature, Pressure, and Cloud Formation

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2017-2018 District Report: Aurora Public Schools
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LASER 2017-2018 District Report Highlights: Aurora Public Schools

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Education
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Teacher Tips: Weather

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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“I love the training!”

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STC Program: Food Chemistry Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science