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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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Sustainability
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Setting Up and Maintaining an Online Science Classroom for Success

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Sending "Learning Styles" Out of Style

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Rocks and Minerals– Creating Take Home Field Guides

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Channel Challenge!

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Engineering Design
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Floating and Sinking– Investigating Boat Designs

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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STC Program: Magnets and Motors Unit Kit

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STC Assessment Guide: Soils

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The Protecting Whales teacher guide cover with a collage of images showing a mother and baby humpback whale, a whale fluke in front of a military ship, a whale fluke, and a whale fluke in front of a cargo ship.
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PROTECTING WHALES

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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
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Chemical Reactions in Action

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Chemistry
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"Inquiry-based learning is incredible!"

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NASA: Faces of Technology

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 6: Temperature, Pressure, and Cloud Formation

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Earth & Space Science
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Department of Agriculture Moon Tree Scientists

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

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Grade 6
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Sunlight on the National Mall

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Resources for Educators and Students

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STC Program: Land and Water Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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

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STC Assessment Guide: Motion and Design

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Aquation: The Freshwater Access Game

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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Dajopen

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Explore Smithsonian: What can we Learn from Lion Poop?

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Life Science
Cover of the grade 4 life science teacher guide with the title how can animals use their senses to communicate and images of fireflies, birds and eyes
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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2017-2018 District Report: Denver Public Schools
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LASER 2017-2018 District Report Highlights: Denver Public Schools

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Build and use a simple spectroscope

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NASA - Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

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STC-Secondary™: Researching the Sun-Earth-Moon System

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Earth & Space Science
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Conservation of Energy & Momentum

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Live from NOIRLab

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