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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
Curriculum

STC Program: The Life Cycle of Butterflies Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Introducing: Good Thinking!

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360 Photos

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STCMS™: Weather and Climate Systems

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Food Chemistry Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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STC Secondary: Investigating Digestion and Motion

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Grade 6
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Life Science
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NOAA Educator Opportunities

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PROTECTING WHALES

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Life Science
Sustainability
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Life Cycles of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis - Moving the Crysalis Properly

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Soils– Reading Resource Extensions

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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Explore Smithsonian: What Internal Adaptations do Pandas Have to Eat Bamboo?

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Life Science
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U.S. Space Force Supra Coder Program

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Elementary Weather Lesson

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How Are Optical Instruments Tested Before Space Flight?

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STC Program: Organisms - From Macro to Micro Unit Kit

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Grade 6
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Life Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How can Scientists Track the Movement of an Invasive Species of Fish?

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Life Science
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Bike Powered Generator featuring Mr. Harrison

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Physical Science
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DoD STARBASE

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Soils

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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LASER i3 Across 3 Regions

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Education
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Anyone with a Question Can Have a STEM2D Career

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“The kids learn from each other!”

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An Introduction to Space Weather and the Space Weather Prediction Center

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Earth & Space Science
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Aquation: The Freshwater Access Game

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Grade 5
Sustainability
How Do Living Things Stay Safe and Grow?
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How Do Living Things Stay Safe and Grow?

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Grade 1
Life Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Magnets and Motors

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Grade 5
Earth & Space Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate

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Earth & Space Science