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Smithsonian Institution | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center
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Global Inspiration | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Smithsonian | January

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Conservation of Energy & Momentum

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Operations in the NAS

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Teaching ELL Students– Small Group Work

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Literacy Tool Use as an Integral Feature of Students’ “Science ing”

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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer

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Animal Studies– Materials and Organizations

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Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change Building a Sustainable Mindset
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Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change | Building a Sustainable Mindset

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

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United States Geological Survey's Eyes on Earth Podcast

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Cari

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An Introduction to Space Weather and the Space Weather Prediction Center

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

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Ocean X Climate Summit

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STC Program: Food Chemistry Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

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Floating and Sinking– How is Salt Water Different from Fresh Water?

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STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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STC Program: Experiments with Plants Unit Kit

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National Professional Development Program: 2016 and 2017 Cohorts Report

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Food Chain Fix

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Diverse Stories of Resilience: The Power of Community

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360 Photos

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Hispanos de la NASA

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STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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USDA Forest Service Module

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Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root

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Elementary Weather Lesson

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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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21st Century Community Learning Centers NASA Engineering Design Challenges

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 6: Temperature, Pressure, and Cloud Formation

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