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Curriculum

How Can We Be Ready for Weather?

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Tales of the modern astronomer

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Earth & Space Science
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Department of the Air Force SOAR Educational Videos

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Earth & Space Science
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Curriculum

Biodiversity! How can we balance the needs of people with the needs of other living things?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Life Science
Sustainability
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STC Literacy Series™: Magnets and Motors, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
Grade 6
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Stories of Women in STEM: Symbiosis

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Sustainability
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2013 Biodiversity: Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers

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Education
Cover of grade two engineering teachers guide titled How can we stop land from washing away?
Curriculum

How Can We Stop Land From Washing Away?

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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Women in Aviation and Space History

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Earth & Space Science
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Magnet Motion

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How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need?

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
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STC Assessment Guide: Animal Studies

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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STC Planners

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NOAA SciJinks: It’s All About the Weather

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Earth & Space Science
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Microworlds– Unit Preparation

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Delilah Nunez, Systems Director, ESS Ground and Integration - STEM Literacy Project

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Styling Sun Safety

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Grade 1
Kindergarten
Smithsonian Institution | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center
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Global Inspiration | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Smithsonian | January

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Sun STEM Toolkit

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Earth & Space Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Save Weather Maps

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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How much corn could DKIST pop if DKIST could pop corn?

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

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Game

Aquation: The Freshwater Access Game

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Grade 5
Sustainability
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Life-saving warning': How Space Force detected missile launch

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Weather Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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STC Assessment Guide: Solids and Liquids

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Which Force Is With You? A Motion and Design Lesson Cover Image
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Which Force Is With You? A Motion and Design Lesson

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Grade 4
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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth from space
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Space Law-What Laws are There in Space?

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Floating and Sinking– Which Things Float? Which Things Sink?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science