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Rainy Day Fabrics

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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible Cover Image
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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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Soils– Materials Distribution: Roles and Responsibilities

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Kindergarten
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Plant Growth and Development– Planting the Seeds

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Impact of Professional Development for Science Teachers

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STC Program: Solids and Liquids Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Image of the yellow sun in the bottom right corner and text that says journey to the sun above and to the left of the sun
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Journey to the Sun

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Rocks and Minerals– Creating Take Home Field Guides

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STC Living Materials Order Sheet, Microworlds

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Orbit Types

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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Media Kit

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 2: Caring for Caterpillars

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Life Science
Sir Isaac Newton
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Newton's Laws

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STC Program: The Life Cycle of Butterflies Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Using Weather Maps

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Earth & Space Science
Title of the Includes sourcebook with the Smithsonian Science Education Center, NSF, and Howard University logos
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Building Networks and Enhancing Diversity in the K-12 STEM Teaching Workforce

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Image of 3D printed camera trap
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Wilderness Watch!

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Exploring Planetary Systems– Other Surface Features: Don't Hurry the Slurry

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Scientists observe, share, collaborate

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Webcast

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

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Moving Assessment from the Dessert Menu to the List of Entrees

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IDEAS in STEM: Building Relationships

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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A collage of images from left to right: a world map, a coral reef, a metal sculpture of a teacher talking to a student, a dock on a lake, and a world map
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NOAA Data in the Classroom

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Sustainability
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STC Assessment Guide: Microworlds

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Learning Without Borders (Carol O’Donnell, 2018)

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Sound– Lesson 2: How Sound Travels

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Physical Science
Photo of a room of students with a model Earth suspended above them and text that says Science on a Sphere
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NOAA Science on a Sphere

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Image of a yellow 3D printed anemometer with a base, a pencil as a vertical component and four half spheres on a horizonal top piece
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Anemometer Energy!

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Ecosystems– Lesson 7: Joining Terrarium and Aquarium

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