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STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring Plants and Animals Two-Use Unit Kit

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Kindergarten
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Collège les Colliberts Group 1 Capstone Video

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Curriculum

How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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Grade 1
Engineering Design
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Explore Smithsonian: How can Scientists Track the Movement of an Invasive Species of Fish?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
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Fired Up About Energy

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Physical Science
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Plant Growth and Development–Getting a Handle on Your Bee

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
Resource

STC Literacy Series™: Weather

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Teaching with Telescopes

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Earth & Space Science
Title screen for the educational kindergarten game, Shutterbugs: Wiggle and Stomp
Game

Shutterbugs: Wiggle and Stomp

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Grade 1
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Kenny Harris, Senior Project Engineer - STEM Literacy Project

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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
Front cover of the What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms? teachers guide with flowers plants and bugs
Curriculum

What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
Cover of grade two engineering teachers guide titled How can we stop land from washing away?
Curriculum

How Can We Stop Land From Washing Away?

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
Sustainability
Video

Scaffolding Science Vocabulary Development within Inquiry-Based Instruction

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Education
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STC Assessment Guide: Microworlds

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Women in Aviation and Space History

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

How Do Weather And Climate Affect Our Lives?

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Grade 3
Earth & Space Science
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Students can’t wait for science!

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Student Notebooking– Table of Contents

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Education
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Explore Smithsonian: How Can a Greenhouse Use Technology to Meet the Needs of Different Types of Plants?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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NOAA Educator Opportunities

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2017-2018 District Report: Aurora Public Schools
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LASER 2017-2018 District Report Highlights: Aurora Public Schools

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

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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Literacy Tool Use as an Integral Feature of Students’ “Science ing”

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Education
Grade 2 life science teacher's guide cover
Curriculum

How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?

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Grade 2
Life Science
Sustainability
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Land and Water– Lesson 2 The Water Cycle: Modeling Land and Water

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Transforming Science Education

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Curriculum

STC Secondary: Exploring the Properties of Matter Unit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Chemistry
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Explore Smithsonian: How Does a Curator of Great Cats Monitor the Health of Individual Lions in a Pride?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability