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How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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Grade 1
Engineering Design
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Inquiry science is the foundation

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NOAA View Data Imagery Portal

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Earth & Space Science
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Journey to the Sun

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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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Physical Science
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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
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Terita Norton, Electrical Engineer and Systems Director - STEM Literacy Project

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Physical Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Organisms

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Resources for Educators and Students

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Secondary: Discovering Electrical Systems

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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Grade 3
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Education
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Department of Education Learning with NASA is Out of this World

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Earth & Space Science
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Live from NOIRLab

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Earth & Space Science
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Teacher Innovator Institute (TII)

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Collège les Colliberts Group 2 Capstone Video

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Engineering Circuits

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Grade 8
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 7: Hurricanes- Destructive Storms

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Grade 6
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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
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Earth & Space Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Track and Monitor Blue Crab Populations in the Chesapeake Bay?

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Grade 3
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Grade 6
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Life Science
Sustainability
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Classical Orbital Elements (COEs)

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Earth & Space Science
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Developing User Confidence & Engagement with New Technologies

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Through the Window and into the Mirror: Narratives of African American STEM Professionals

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Earth & Space Science
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"The staff love the PD"

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STC Assessment Guide: Floating and Sinking

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Grade 3
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Curriculum

STC Program: Energy, Machines, and Motion Unit Kit

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Grade 6
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Grade 8
Physical Science
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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Education
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Astronomy & Astrophysics Classroom Resources

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Earth & Space Science
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United States Geological Survey's Eyes on Earth Podcast

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability