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STC Program: Magnets and Motors Unit Kit

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Grade 3
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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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STC Program: Balancing and Weighing Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
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Terita Norton, Electrical Engineer and Systems Director - STEM Literacy Project

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Sugar Simulation

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Grade 5
Physical Science
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Student Notebooking– Tools: Using a Lab Report Writing Wheel

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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Resources for Educators and Students

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Earth & Space Science
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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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How Can We Be Ready for Weather?

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

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¡Food! ¿Cómo podemos garantizar una buena nutrició para todos?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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High School
Sustainability
The cover of A Weighty Problem grade 5 teacher guide with a collage of pictures depicting hiking gear, girls in science class, a boy hiking and a scale with a water and powder mixture.
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A WEIGHTY PROBLEM

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Grade 5
Physical Science
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Milky Way Explorer

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Earth & Space Science
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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
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English Learners in STEM: Language Log

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Changing Habitats

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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Dr. Drew, Density, & Diffusion: Dr. Charles Richard Drew Giving Life Through Blood Research

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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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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Media Kit

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Education
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Working in groups

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Explore Smithsonian: How Can We Know About the Reproductive Cycle of an Animal by Its Poop?

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Life 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
How Can We Light Our Way In The Dark?
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How Can We Light Our Way In The Dark?

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Grade 1
Physical Science
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STC Program: Solids and Liquids Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Investigating Circuit Design– Generating Electric Energy

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Physical Science
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Food Chain Fix

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Sustainability
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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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Creature Feature: A Genes and Molecular Machines Lesson

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Grade 6
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Nonfiction 1 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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STC Program: Comparing and Measuring Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten