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Rocks and Minerals– Creating Take Home Field Guides

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Falling 101

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Teacher Tips: Weather

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Elementary Weather Lesson

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STC Literacy Series™: Motion and Design

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Drying Chromotography Paper

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Physical Science
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STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Kindergarten
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STC Assessment Guide: Electric Circuits

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Difficult Conversations in Extraordinary Times

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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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

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Transforming Science Education

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STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration

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Earth & Space Science
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Floating and Sinking– How is Salt Water Different from Fresh Water?

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Physical Science
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STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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Physical Science
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Civil Air Patrol lessons to support the US Space Force

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Studying Soils: Claims and Evidence

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STC Secondary: Understanding Weather and Climate

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Earth & Space Science
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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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Electromagnetic Spectrum Basics

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Conservation of Energy & Momentum

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STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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STC Program: Solids and Liquids Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Kindergarten
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¡BIOTECNOLOGÍA! ¿Cómo podemos crear un futuro sostenible usando labiotecnología de forma ética?

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Grade 6
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High School
Sustainability
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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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Education
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Climate Action! How can we mitigate human impacts on the atmosphere?

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Organisms– Literacy Integration

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Milky Way Explorer

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How Can We Stay Safe On A Changing Earth?

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Grade 4
Earth & Space Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

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Kindergarten
Life Science