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Learning Science Through Inquiry

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Keep it Balanced

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Grade 5
Grade 6
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Life Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Nonfiction 1 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Transforming Science Education

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STC Assessment Guide: The Life Cycle of Butterflies

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STC Assessment Guide: Ecosystems

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Grade 3
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STC Literacy Series™: Plant Growth and Development

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
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Increases in student achivement

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Sound– Notebooking

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Grade 1
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Balancing and Weighing

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Matthew Tan, Aerospace Engineering Student at Stanford

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Earth & Space Science
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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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Grade 3
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Grade 6
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Education
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Chill Out: Tiny Refrigerator Saves Hubble Camera

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Earth & Space Science
A title page from Lycée Vaucanson and Our Lady of Lourdes Academy Team capstone prject with the Biodiversity guide cover and the two school logos
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Lycée Vaucanson and Our Lady of Lourdes Academy Team

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Webcast

Zero Barriers in STEM Education Summit: Keynote Address & Closing Remarks

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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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Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Game

Tami's Tower: Let's Think About Engineering

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Engineering Design
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 14: Discovering that Butterflies are Insects

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Kindergarten
Life Science
Curriculum

STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Fostering Change: Ideas and Best Practices for Diversity in STEM Teaching in K-12 Classrooms

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Education
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Biotechnology! How can we ethically create a sustainable future using biotechnology?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Save Weather Maps

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
Webcast

Setting Up and Maintaining an Online Science Classroom for Success

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Education
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STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration (2018)

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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Expedition: Insects

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Life Science
Sustainability
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Climate Action! How can we mitigate human impacts on the atmosphere?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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BumperDucks

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Be Ready for Weather?

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Motion and Design Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5