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Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?

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Sustainability
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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Astrophysicist Explains Dark Matter and 4 other Cosmic Phenomena

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STC Program: Plant Growth and Development Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Smithsonian Institution | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center
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Global Inspiration | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Smithsonian | January

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STC Program: Energy, Machines, and Motion Unit Kit

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Physical Science
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Earth Resources and Observation Science Center Overview

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Earth & Space Science
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How Can We Stop Soil From Washing Away?

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
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Attack the Knack

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Un Problema De Peso

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Grade 5
Physical Science
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Sound– Lesson 9: Making Sounds with Strings

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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National Professional Development Program: 2016 and 2017 Cohorts Report

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How Can We Stay Cool in the Sun?

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Engineering Design
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Explore Smithsonian: What Internal Adaptations do Pandas Have to Eat Bamboo?

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Life Science
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NGA Explains: What is GPS?

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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NASA eClips: Careers at NASA - More than just astronauts

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Inquiry science is the foundation

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Universities Space Research Association (USRA) Programs

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STC Literacy Series™: Plant Growth and Development

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Curriculum

STC Program: Properties of Matter Unit Kit

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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
Large hadron collider
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Magnetism - Defending Our Planet, Defining The Cosmos

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STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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Physical Science
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Moving Assessment from the Dessert Menu to the List of Entrees

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Separating Solutes (Preparation for Lesson)

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

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Climate Action! How can we mitigate human impacts on the atmosphere?

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High School
Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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Milky Way Explorer

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A square with a rocket launch in the bottom right corner text saying Ticket to Space in the top right corner and text saying the Air Up There in the bottom left corner.
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Podcast: Ticket to Space

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