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Transforming Science Education

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Curriculum

How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Grade 5
Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Solids and Liquids

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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United States Geological Survey's Eyes on Earth Podcast

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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Orbital Mechanics

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Earth & Space Science
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Scaffolding Science Vocabulary Development within Inquiry-Based Instruction

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Education
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STC Assessment Guide: Sound

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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21st CCLC Summer Symposium Plenary, "Girls in STEM" featuring NASA women.

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Earth & Space Science
Webcast

How to Best Support Your Child’s Science Learning in the Time of COVID-19

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Education
Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms - From Macro to Micro Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Curriculum

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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Women in Aviation and Space History

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Earth & Space Science
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STEM Education for Sustainable Development

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How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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Grade 1
Engineering Design
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Curriculum

¡BIOTECNOLOGÍA! ¿Cómo podemos crear un futuro sostenible usando labiotecnología de forma ética?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
Curriculum

STC Program: Experiments with Plants Unit Kit

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Nuclear Frontiers

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Earth & Space Science
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Floating and Sinking– Making a Sinker Float

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Experimenting with Forces and Motion

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Rocks and Minerals– Creating Take Home Field Guides

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Animal Studies

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Curriculum

STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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STC Assessment Guide: Plant Growth and Development

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

‘Tis the Season for a Reason

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Earth & Space Science
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Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root

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Education
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Milky Way Explorer

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Earth & Space Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 6: Temperature, Pressure, and Cloud Formation

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration (2018)

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space 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