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Orbit Types

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Cool to Carry

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Build and use a simple spectroscope

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Stories of Women in STEM: Symbiosis

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Sustainability
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Swing Along with a Pendulum: Clocking a Second

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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Ocean X Climate Summit

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Department of Labor My Next Move - Explore Occupations

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STEM Education for Sustainable Development

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Teacher Tips: Land and Water

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STC Program: Rocks and Minerals Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Women in Aviation and Space History

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NASA Career Categories and Descriptions

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STC Literacy Series™: Plant Growth and Development

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Autumn-Lynn Harrison - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Stories of Women of Color in STEM

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Floating and Sinking– Making a Sinker Float

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Land and Water– Lesson 2 The Water Cycle: Modeling Land and Water

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Kindergarten
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STC Program: Sound Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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STC Assessment Guide: Soils

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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STC Assessment Guide: Experiments with Plants

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NOAA Planet Stewards

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Space Dynamics Lab STEM K-12

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Building Networks and Enhancing Diversity in the K-12 STEM Teaching Workforce

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STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 3: Learning More About Caterpillars

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Conservation of Energy & Momentum

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Convection Current in the Air

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Ocean! How can we create a sustainable future for the ocean?

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High School
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