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Weather Lab

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STCMS™: Earth's Dynamic Systems

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STC Program: Human Body Systems Unit Kit

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STC Program: Light Unit Kit

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Astrophysicist Explains first James Webb images

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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September

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Department of the Air Force SOAR Educational Videos

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Destination Deep Space

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

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Why Right Brained is Wrong…Brained

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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer (2018)

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Physical Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Microworlds

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 2: Caring for Caterpillars

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Motion and Design– Using Cooperation Cups

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Student Notebooking– Table of Contents

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STC Assessment Guide: Organisms

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Autumn-Lynn Harrison - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Soils– Using Alpha Boxes

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Tales of the modern astronomer

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Engineering Batteries

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Space Weather

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Biodiversity! How can we balance the needs of people with the needs of other living things?

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Space Mission Operations

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Ecosystems– Lesson 2: Setting up the Terrarium

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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How Can We Change Solids And Liquids?

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Preparing young minds

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How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow? Teacher Guide
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How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?

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Astronomy & Astrophysics Classroom Resources

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STC Program: Plant Growth and Development Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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