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Cover of the Cool to Cary activity with three different designed cups.
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Cool to Carry

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Land and Water– Lesson 2 The Water Cycle: Modeling Land and Water

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Harvard-MIT Science Research Mentoring Program

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Earth & Space Science
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Hands-on science and non-English speakers

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Cover of the Keep it Balanced activity with an illustration of the endocrine system and a hand holding cards that say blood sugar increases and blood sugar decreases
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Keep it Balanced

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Grade 5
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Life Science
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Climate Resilience!

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Motion and Design

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Exploring Planetary Systems–Thinking about our Solar System

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September

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Science: A Work in Progress

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Education
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Ecosystems– Lesson 2: Setting up the Terrarium

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Nirav Patel, Geospatial Data Scientist

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Earth & Space Science
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COSIP.TV: ¡COVID-19! ¿Cómo puedo protegerme a mí mismo y a los demás?

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Grade 2 life science teacher's guide cover
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How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?

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Grade 2
Life Science
Sustainability
Sir Isaac Newton
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Newton's Laws

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 6: Temperature, Pressure, and Cloud Formation

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
Image of the earth from space with the moon behind it and peaking out above Earth with a silhouette of a child and a bike in the image of the Moon.
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Nuclear Frontiers

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Earth & Space Science
LASER Focused on English Learners: PD plus an inquiry-based science curriculum improves K-8 teachers' perceived ability to support ELs and reduces the achievement gap in math and reading
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LASER Focused on English Learners - OELA 2020 Poster

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Explore Smithsonian: How can Scientists Track the Movement of an Invasive Species of Fish?

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Life Science
Sustainability
Telescope observatory at night.
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U.S. Space Force: Make History :30 Commercial

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NOAA Science on a Sphere

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Building Networks and Enhancing Diversity in the K-12 STEM Teaching Workforce

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Education
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Lisa Sedares, Project Leader JPSS Flight and Ground Projects - STEM Literacy Project

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Illustration of the Earth and a satellite with an arrow showing gravity pulling toward the Earth.
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Gravity

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Earth & Space Science
Cover of the Grade 5 Earth science teacher guide cover
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How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Grade 5
Earth & Space Science
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Why Invest in STEM?

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Education
Curriculum

STC Program: Measuring Time Unit Kit

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Grade 3
Grade 4
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eBook

Stories of Women of Color in STEM

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Grade 7
Grade 8
Education