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Curriculum

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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STC Literacy Series™: Ecosystems

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Tales of the modern astronomer

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Earth & Space Science
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Plant Growth and Development–Getting a Handle on Your Bee

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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The U.S. Army in Space today and in the future

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Earth & Space Science
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Earth Observation User Case: Using Landsat to Connect Space to Village

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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Food Chain Fix

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Sustainability
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Exclusive: Get An Inside Look At The US Space Force

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Earth & Space Science
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Expedition: Insects

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Life Science
Sustainability
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Curriculum

How Can We Provide Energy to People’s Homes?

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
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STC Literacy Series™: Solids and Liquids

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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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
Teacher Toolkit for sustainable Futures
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Futures! Curriculum Toolkit Resource Site

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How Can We Map Land and Water on Earth?
Curriculum

How Can We Map Land and Water On Earth?

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James Webb Space Telescope STEM Toolkit

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Changes

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 3: Learning More About Caterpillars

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Discovering Electrical Systems

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Be Mosquito Smart: Know the Enemy

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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21st Century Community Learning Centers NASA Engineering Design Challenges

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Earth & Space Science
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eBook

Water Works

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Conserving Coral Reefs

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Education
Sustainability
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STC Assessment Guide: Experiments with Plants

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Scaffolding Science Vocabulary Development within Inquiry-Based Instruction

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Education
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LASER i3 in Houston

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Education
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Our Lady of Lourdes Capstone Video

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Live from NOIRLab

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Earth & Space Science
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Exploring Properties of Matter– Surface Gravity

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Artemis Camp Experience

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Earth & Space Science