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Earth As Art

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
How Can We Light Our Way In The Dark?
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How Can We Light Our Way In The Dark?

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Grade 1
Physical Science
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Tami's Tower: Pensemos en la ingeniería

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Engineering Design
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Transforming Science Education

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Impact of Professional Development for Science Teachers

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Education
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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Convection in the Mantle

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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Floating and Sinking– How is Salt Water Different from Fresh Water?

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Grade 1
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Grade 3
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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NOAA Science on a Sphere

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Earth & Space Science
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Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space Transportation Careers

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Earth & Space Science
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Sound– Lesson 2: How Sound Travels

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Grade 1
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Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Exploring Respiration and Circulation

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Teacher Professional Development Live

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"The staff love the PD"

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How Can We Stop Land From Washing Away?

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
Sustainability
Webcast

Setting Up and Maintaining an Online Science Classroom for Success

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Education
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‘Tis the Season for a Reason

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

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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High School
Sustainability
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Astronomy & Astrophysics Classroom Resources

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Earth & Space Science
How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate
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How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
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Changing Habitats

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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Animal Studies– Observing Millipedes More Closely

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Nuclear Frontiers

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Earth & Space Science
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NASA Career Categories and Descriptions

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Earth & Space Science
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Food Chain Fix

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Sustainability
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Swing Along with a Pendulum: Clocking a Second

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Grade 4
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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Teacher Toolkit for sustainable Futures
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Futures! Curriculum Toolkit Resource Site

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Mousetrap Car

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounts, and Elements– Marking Chromotography Paper

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Grade 6
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Grade 8
Physical Science