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A lighthouse between two palm trees
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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Engineering Design
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Mini Golf Motion

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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Animal Studies– Materials Management

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Aquation: The Freshwater Access Game

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Grade 5
Sustainability
Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change Building a Sustainable Mindset
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Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change | Building a Sustainable Mindset

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Education
Sustainability
Cover of Sustainable Communities guide in Spanish
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¡Comunidades Sostenibles! ¿Cómo contribuiremos al progreso de nuestra comunidad?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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Investigating Circuit Design– Solar Cells

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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NOAA Planet Stewards

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STC Literacy Series™: Land and Water

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Separating Solutes (Preparation for Lesson)

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Grade 6
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Grade 8
Physical Science
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Resources for Educators and Students

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Earth & Space Science
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Make it Rain!

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Education
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STC Literacy Series™: Comparing and Measuring

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
Cover of the grade 4 physical science teachers guide
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How Does Energy Move from One Object to Another?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
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Inquiry science is the foundation

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LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2017-2018 District Report: Aurora Public Schools
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LASER 2017-2018 District Report Highlights: Aurora Public Schools

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Sound — Lessons 1-4: Materials

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Teaching ELL Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Education
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Rocks and Minerals– Creating Take Home Field Guides

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Animal Studies

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Grade 3
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An astronaut in a spacesuit on a spacewalk.
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The U.S. Army in Space today and in the future

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Earth & Space Science
A warehouse with large siver machine in the background with the text NASA featured careers.
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NASA Career Categories and Descriptions

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Earth & Space Science
A three tiered purple building with National Museum of African American History and Culture in white text
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Through the Window and into the Mirror: Narratives of African American STEM Professionals

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Exploring Respiration and Circulation

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Styling Sun Safety

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Grade 1
Kindergarten
Preview of the Smithsonian Science Education Centers info graphic on transforming science education
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Transforming Science Education

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Illustrated Earth in bottom left with images of the landsat satellites orbiting and the title Ladies of Landsat Power of the Pixel.
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Earth Observation User Case Study: Power of the Pixel - 1972 to 2021

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Land and Water Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5