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How Can We Stay Cool in the Sun?

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Engineering Design
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Inquiry 9.2 Prep Work

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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Fostering Change: Ideas and Best Practices for Diversity in STEM Teaching in K-12 Classrooms

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NASA CONNECTS

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NASA's Women in STEM

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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?

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

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

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STCMS™: Earth's Dynamic Systems

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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Air Force K-12 Activities

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NGA Explains: What is GPS?

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STC Assessment Guide: Motion and Design

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Grade 3
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Aquation: The Freshwater Access Game

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Grade 5
Sustainability
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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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STC Assessment Guide: Weather

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Kindergarten
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NASA eClips: Careers at NASA - More than just astronauts

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English Learners in STEM: Realia Wall and Sentence Frames

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Education
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Explore Smithsonian: How Can Electricity Correct a Telescope in Outer Space?

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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STC Program: Microworlds Two-Use Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Scaffolding Science Vocabulary Development within Inquiry-Based Instruction

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STC Literacy Series™: Technology of Paper, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Studying the Development and Reproduction of Organisms

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Grade 6
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EROS Image of the Week

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Animal Studies– Observing Millipedes More Closely

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Kindergarten
Life Science
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How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?

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Developing User Confidence & Engagement with New Technologies

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STC Literacy Series™: Land and Water

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Storm Smart

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Earth & Space Science
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Inside RAF Fylingdales: The Ballistic Missile Warning Base | Forces TV

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