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Teacher Toolkit for sustainable Futures
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Futures! Curriculum Toolkit Resource Site

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Nonfiction 2 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Investigating the Effects of Colliding Air Masses

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Gravity

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STC Literacy Series™: Ecosystems

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Mini Golf Motion

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PROTECTING WHALES

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Live from NOIRLab

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Cool to Carry

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NOAA Teacher at Sea Program

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

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An Introduction to Space Weather and the Space Weather Prediction Center

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English Learners in STEM: Language Log

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Explore Smithsonian: How Are Optical Instruments Tested Before Space Flight?

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Promising Practices for Online Learning

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Department of Agriculture Moon Tree Scientists

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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How Do Weather And Climate Affect Our Lives?

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STC Program: Organisms - From Macro to Micro Unit Kit

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Sound– Lesson 1: Thinking about Sound

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STC Program: Comparing and Measuring, 2nd Edition

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STC Assessment Guide: Organisms

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Explore Smithsonian: Courtney Dressing - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Graduate Student

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Smithsonian literacy materials

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LASER i3 PLC Leaders Share Best Practices and Lessons Learned

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STC-Secondary™: Investigating Biodiversity and Interdependence

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Sunlight on the National Mall

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"Science is fun, active, and hands-on."

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Shrinking Sutures

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists use Electricity to Study Fish Populations?

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