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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Recording Earthquake Waves

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Earth & Space Science
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Food! How Do We Ensure Good Nutrition for All?

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High School
Sustainability
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Beekeeper Presentation featuring Ren Ramsey

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Swing Along with a Pendulum: Clocking a Second

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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USDA Forest Service Module

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Sample Populations of Fish and Invertebrates Along the Shorelines?

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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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Build and use a simple spectroscope

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How Can We Change an Object’s Motion?

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2013 Biodiversity: Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers

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Kepler's Laws

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Licenses & Permits: Commercial Space

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Why Right Brained is Wrong…Brained

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Santiago-Blay

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What's the Code? Coding Robot Movements Using Sound

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 4: Heat Transfer and the Movement of Air

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Earth & Space Science
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Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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

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Exploring Planetary Systems– The Solar System:Design

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Earth & Space Science
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Terita Norton, Electrical Engineer and Systems Director - STEM Literacy Project

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Dr. Drew, Density, & Diffusion: Dr. Charles Richard Drew Giving Life Through Blood Research

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Teen Astronomy Cafe

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Department of Education Learning with NASA is Out of this World

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What is Our Evidence That We Live On A Changing Earth?
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What Is Our Evidence That We Live on a Changing Earth?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements Unit

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Chemistry
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Harvard-MIT Science Research Mentoring Program

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