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STC Secondary: Exploring the Nature of Light

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Land and Water

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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STC Literacy Series™: Measuring Time, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Curriculum

STCMS™: Ecosystems and Their Interactions

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Stay Safe On A Changing Earth?

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Grade 4
Earth & Space Science
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"Inquiry-based learning is incredible!"

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NOAA Science on a Sphere

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Earth & Space Science
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Weather Lab

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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21st CCLC Summer Symposium Plenary, "Girls in STEM" featuring NASA women.

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Earth & Space Science
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Curriculum

STCMS™: Structure and Function

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Organization!

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Destination Deep Space

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Earth & Space Science
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Hands-on science and non-English speakers

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Curriculum

STC Secondary: Experimenting with Forces and Motion

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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"Science is fun, active, and hands-on."

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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | October
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | October

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Land and Water– Literacy Integration (Using Alphabet Box with Science Vocabulary)

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Video

Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists use Electricity to Study Fish Populations?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 4: Heat Transfer and the Movement of Air

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Resource

STC Assessment Guide: Land and Water

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Chill Out: Tiny Refrigerator Saves Hubble Camera

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Earth & Space Science
Resource

STC Literacy Series™: Microworlds

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Video

Exploring Planetary Systems– Other Surface Features : Materials and Safety

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
LASER Focused on English Learners: PD plus an inquiry-based science curriculum improves K-8 teachers' perceived ability to support ELs and reduces the achievement gap in math and reading
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LASER Focused on English Learners - OELA 2020 Poster

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Education
Video

Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Using Thermometer Strips

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
What is Our Evidence That We Live On A Changing Earth?
Curriculum

What Is Our Evidence That We Live on a Changing Earth?

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Grade 4
Physical Science