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Licenses & Permits: Commercial Space

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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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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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Rainy Day Fabrics

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Ecosystems

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Grade 3
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Teaching ELL Students– Small Group Work

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STC Secondary: Investigating Circuit Design

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?
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How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?

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Grade 2
Physical Science
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STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
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NOAA SciJinks: It’s All About the Weather

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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Recording Earthquake Waves

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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NOAA Science on a Sphere

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Earth & Space Science
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STC-Secondary™: Studying the Development and Reproduction of Organisms

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Grade 6
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Grade 8
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Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive? المجتمعات المستدامة! كيف يمكننا مساعدة مجتمعنا على الازدهار؟

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High School
Sustainability
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A WEIGHTY PROBLEM

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Grade 5
Physical Science
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STC Secondary: Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements Unit

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Grade 6
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Chemistry
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Build and use a simple spectroscope

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Earth Resources and Observation Science Center Overview

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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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Autumn-Lynn Harrison - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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STC Program: Weather Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring My Weather Two-Use Unit Kit

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Kindergarten
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Ocean! How can we create a sustainable future for the ocean?

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Grade 6
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High School
Sustainability
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Sample Populations of Fish and Invertebrates Along the Shorelines?

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Life Science
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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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National Air and Space Museum Educator Resources

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Earth & Space Science
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James Webb Space Telescope STEM Toolkit

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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Case Statement

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Impacting student learning

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