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Space Career Resource Guide

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Curriculum

Mosquito! How Can We Ensure Health For All From Mosquito-borne Diseases?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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High School
Sustainability
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Teacher Tips: Land and Water

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2017-2018 District Report: Aurora Public Schools
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LASER 2017-2018 District Report Highlights: Aurora Public Schools

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Education
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Earth Optimism: Change is Positively Possible

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Education
Sustainability
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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Researching Optical Systems

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Physical Science
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NASA eClips: Careers at NASA - More than just astronauts

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Earth & Space Science
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21st Century Community Learning Centers NASA Engineering Design Challenges

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Space Weather and Earth's Aurora

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NASA STEM Engagement

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Earth & Space Science
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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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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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Grade 6
Grade 7
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High School
Sustainability
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Match The Pitch!

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Engineering Design
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Intelligence Community Career Opportunities; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math(STEM) Majors

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Magnets and Motors, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
Grade 6
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Microworlds– Unit Preparation

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Grade 1
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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Exploring Planetary Systems–Thinking about our Solar System

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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Newton's Laws

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Soils– Reading Resource Extensions

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Stories of Women in STEM: Symbiosis

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Sustainability
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STC Literacy Series™: Changes

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Mission to the Moon Model

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Grade 2
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Grade 5
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Nuclear Frontiers

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Earth & Space Science
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Science: A Work in Progress

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Education
Curriculum

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

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Opening Our Minds & Success in Conservation - Plenary 1 - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Curriculum

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design