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Women in Aviation and Space History

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Earth & Space Science
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Inquiry science is vital

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Impacting student learning

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Life Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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Earth & Space Science
Cover of the Ocean community research guide with an underwater photo of sea grass, fish, and sunlight through the water.
Curriculum

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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STC Assessment Guide: Ecosystems

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Grade 3
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NASA: Faces of Technology

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Earth & Space Science
Cover of the Cool to Cary activity with three different designed cups.
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Cool to Carry

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Image of the cover for Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Food! How do we ensure good nutrition for all?
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Food! How Do We Ensure Good Nutrition for All?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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High School
Sustainability
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Aerospace Corporation Careers

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Plant Growth and Development Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 2
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Grade 5
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Inquiry-Based Science Fosters 21st Century Skills

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Education
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Lycée Sainte Marie Bastide Capstone Video

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Curriculum

STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
The Environmental Justice Guide cover with a fist of blue sky and green grass in the foreground of a gray polluted scene.
Curriculum

Environmental Justice! How can we create environments that are healthy for everyone?

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Grade 6
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High School
Sustainability
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Animal Studies– Materials Management

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Teaching with Telescopes

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Earth & Space Science
Students in Benin gather around a sanitation station
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Bootons la COVID-19! Module

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Education
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How to Best Support Your Child’s Science Learning in the Time of COVID-19

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Education
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Morphy

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Grade 3
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Life Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Where Does the Water Go? Cover Image
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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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Grade 4
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Engineering Design
Sustainability
Illustration of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun from left to right and arrows going from Earth to the Moon and Moon to the Sun
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NOAA SciJinks: It’s All About the Weather

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Investigating Circuit Design

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Chemical Tests

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Grade 3
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