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Lycée Sainte Marie Bastide Capstone Video

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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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the cover of the Biotechnology guide with a blue DNA helix and text saying Smithsonian Science for Global Goals and Biotechnology.
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Biotechnology! How can we ethically create a sustainable future using biotechnology?

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Sustainability
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STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Satellite image of the Milky Way galaxy
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Milky Way Explorer

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“I love the training!”

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Cari

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STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Build and use a simple spectroscope

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Teaching ELL Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Cover of the Sustainable Communities Arabic guide
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Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive? المجتمعات المستدامة! كيف يمكننا مساعدة مجتمعنا على الازدهار؟

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

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Teaching ELL Students– Small Group Work

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Inegration: Nonfiction 2 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer

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Physical Science
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Earth Resources and Observation Science Center Overview

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Floating and Sinking– What Do We Know About Floating and Sinking?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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¡Mosquito! ¿Cómo podemos garantizar la salud para todos contra las enfermedades transmitidas por los mosquitos?

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Sustainability
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STC Program: Plant Growth and Development Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Sustainable Communities
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Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive?

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High School
Sustainability
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Margarita Mora - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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STC Assessment Guide: Organisms

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Kindergarten
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Aquation: The Freshwater Access Game

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Grade 5
Sustainability
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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
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How to Best Support Your Child’s Science Learning in the Time of COVID-19

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STC Secondary: Exploring the Properties of Matter Unit

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Chemistry
Smithsonian Science for the Classroom Grade 3 Life Science Cover
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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
cover of Smihsonian Science for Global Goals Energy guide with solar panels, plants, wind turbines, and power lines.
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Energy! How can we ensure sustainable energy for all?

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Sustainability
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NASA - Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Preview of the Smithsonian Science Education Centers info graphic on transforming science education
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Transforming Science Education

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