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Scaffolding Science Vocabulary Development within Inquiry-Based Instruction

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Education
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Student Notebooking– Tools: Using a Lab Report Writing Wheel

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Education
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Penguin Protection

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Grade 1
Life Science
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Teacher Tips: Land and Water

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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Natural Selection: Common Misconceptions

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Life Science
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Space Junk Around Earth

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Earth & Space Science
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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Engineering Design
Curriculum

STC Program: Experiments with Plants Unit Kit

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
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Will Santos, Senior Structural Dynamics Engineer - STEM Literacy Project

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STC Assessment Guide: Weather

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
How Can We Glide Like a Squirrel?
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How Can We Glide Like a Squirrel?

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
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Explore Smithsonian: How Can Electricity Correct a Telescope in Outer Space?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Investigating Circuit Design– Generating Electric Energy

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Space Career Resource Guide

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STC Assessment Guide: Magnets and Motors

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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STC Literacy Series™: Plant Growth and Development

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Land and Water– Literacy Integration (Sharing Predictions)

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Transforming Science Education

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How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark? Teacher Guide cover
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How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark?

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Grade 1
Physical Science
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Licenses & Permits: Commercial Space

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Match The Pitch!

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Engineering Design
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Curriculum

How Can We Stop Land From Washing Away?

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring Forces and Motion Two-Use Unit Kit

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Kindergarten
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Introducing: Good Thinking!

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Education
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2013 Biodiversity: Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers

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Education
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Make it Rain!

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Education
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STC Assessment Guide: Chemical Tests

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5