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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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STC Program: Animal Studies Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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STC Program: Microworlds Two-Use Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Understanding Weather and Climate

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Creating a "Cheat Sheet"

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Classical Orbital Elements (COEs)

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Student Notebooking– Tools: Using a Lab Report Writing Wheel

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Teaching ELL Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Why Invest in STEM?

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What Do Plants And Animals Need To Live?

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Explore Smithsonian: What can we Learn from Lion Poop?

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Ocean X Climate Summit

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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Physical Science
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NOAA Satellites Youtube

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NOAA Teacher at Sea Program

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STCMS™: Ecosystems and Their Interactions

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Life Science
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LASER i3 in NC

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¡Biodiversidad! ¿Cómo podemos equilibrar las necesidades de las personas con las necesidades de otros seres vivos?

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Soils– Using Alpha Boxes

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Gravity

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Channel Challenge!

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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 Science
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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September

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Weather Lab

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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Physical Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Sound

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STC Assessment Guide: Solids and Liquids

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Matthew Tan, Aerospace Engineering Student at Stanford

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