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STC Assessment Guide: Electric Circuits

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Teacher Toolkit for sustainable Futures
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Futures! Curriculum Toolkit Resource Site

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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Teacher Professional Development Live

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Classical Orbital Elements (COEs)

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Explore Smithsonian: Dr. Avi Loeb - Jr. Professor of Science

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Astrophysicist Answers YouTube's James Webb question

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 1: Getting Ready for Caterpillars

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Storm Smart

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

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 2: Caring for Caterpillars

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STC Program: Balancing and Weighing Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounts, and Elements– Marking Chromotography Paper

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Animal Studies–Science Vocabulary

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Soils– Using Alpha Boxes

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Motion and Design– Using Cooperation Cups

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Dressed to Protect

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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Exploring Planetary Systems– Other Surface Features : Materials and Safety

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Keep it Balanced

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Beekeeper Presentation featuring Ren Ramsey

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Kenny Harris, Senior Project Engineer - STEM Literacy Project

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Anyone with a Question Can Have a STEM2D Career

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Magnetism - Defending Our Planet, Defining The Cosmos

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STC Assessment Guide: Floating and Sinking

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Floating and Sinking– Which Things Float? Which Things Sink?

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Space Law-What Laws are There in Space?

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STC Program: Electrical Energy and Circuit Design Unit Kit

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Physical Science
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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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