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STCMS™: Ecosystems and Their Interactions

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Grade 6
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Grade 8
Life Science
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NASA - Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Earth & Space Science
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Launch, Propulsion, and Re-entry

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Earth & Space Science
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Terita Norton, Electrical Engineer and Systems Director - STEM Literacy Project

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Two service members one standing on the ground one sitting in a flight simulator.
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Spin Cycle: Training for High G Flying

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Earth & Space Science
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Teaching ELL Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Education
Curriculum

STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring My Weather Two-Use Unit Kit

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Kindergarten
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Organisms– Literacy Integration

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Building Networks and Enhancing Diversity in the K-12 STEM Teaching Workforce

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Education
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 3: Learning More About Caterpillars

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Our Lady of Lourdes Capstone Video

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Inquiry-Based Science Fosters 21st Century Skills

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Education
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Classical Orbital Elements (COEs)

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Electrical Energy and Circuit Design Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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STC Literacy Series™: Land and Water

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Air Force Legacy

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Earth & Space Science
LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2018-2019 District Report: Aurora Public Schools
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LASER 2018-2019 District Report: Aurora Public Schools

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Education
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
A satellite with grey body and blue solar panels orbiting Earth.
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NGA Explains: What is GPS?

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Earth & Space Science
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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Earth & Space Science
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How much corn could DKIST pop if DKIST could pop corn?

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Providing STEM Education to Underserved and Vulnerable Populations PowerPoint

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Curriculum

STCMS™: Genes and Molecular Machines

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Chemistry
A black rectangle with a man on the left side and in illustration of an array of hexagonal gold mirrors and text saying Webb Space Telescope.
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Astrophysicist Answers YouTube's James Webb question

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Curriculum

STCMS™: Matter and Its Interactions

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Chemistry
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STC Assessment Guide: Electric Circuits

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Santiago-Blay

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Life Science
A gallery of images with a boy looking through eclipse glasses a woman at a computer, two men in a reciprocal bike, a man with a model plane, and a logo with Saturn, a lightbulb, an astronaut, and a plane with text that says Inspire Engage Educated Employ the next generation of explorers.
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Exploring Careers @ NASA for Students

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Balancing and Weighing

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten