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STC Program: Weather Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Women in Aviation and Space History

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Bike Powered Generator featuring Mr. Harrison

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Explore the World of the Small: Measuring in Nanometers

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STC Assessment Guide: Floating and Sinking

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Joint Polar Orbiting Weather Satellites

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Space Career Resource Guide

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Department of Energy STEM Opportunities and Resources

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Floating and Sinking– Making a Sinker Float

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Our Lady of Lourdes Capstone Video

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Sound– Lesson 10: Changing the Pitch by Changing the Tension

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IDEAS in STEM: Building Positive STEM Identities in Students with Disabilities

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STCMS™: Ecosystems and Their Interactions

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How Can We Glide Like a Squirrel?
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How Can We Glide Like a Squirrel?

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Spacecraft Subsystems

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STC Program: Motion and Design Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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STC Assessment Guide: Experiments with Plants

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Santiago-Blay

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Pick Your Plate! Guía Global de Nutrición

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STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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

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This is not space camp': Watch how recruits train for US Space Force

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Cari

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Space Hitchhikers: The ESPA Ring

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Spin Cycle: Training for High G Flying

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Sound– Lesson 6: Vibrations We Can't See

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Understanding Weather and Climate–Lesson 9: Ocean Currents-Using the Demo Box

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STC Program: Organisms - From Macro to Micro Unit Kit

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STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Explore Smithsonian: Dr. Avi Loeb - Jr. Professor of Science

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