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NASA STEM Engagement

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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Plug-N-Play Satellites

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Transforming Science Education

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How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?
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How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?

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Grade 5
Physical Science
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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? NGSS-Aligned Teacher Companion Guide

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Earth Resources and Observation Science Center Overview

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LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2018-2019 District Report: Aurora Public Schools
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LASER 2018-2019 District Report: Aurora Public Schools

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Cari

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STC Program: Weather Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer (2018)

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Remote Sensing Classroom

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STC Assessment Guide: Magnets and Motors

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Whale Protection Corps

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Grade 2
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Life Science
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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
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NASA - Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

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How Do Living Things Stay Safe And Grow?
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How Do Living Things Stay Safe And Grow?

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Grade 1
Life Science
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Good Thinking: Make Sense of Science Class

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Education
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Learning Without Borders (Carol O’Donnell, 2018)

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STC Program: Measuring Time Unit Kit

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Grade 3
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What Do Plants And Animals Need To Live?

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Kindergarten
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Magnet Motion

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Floating and Sinking– Investigating Boat Designs

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Kepler's Laws

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Why Right Brained is Wrong…Brained

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Education
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How Can We Provide Energy to People’s Homes?

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Grade 4
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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Air Force Legacy

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STC Program: Rocks and Minerals Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Exploring Properties of Matter– Other Surface Features

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Grade 6
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Physical Science