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How Can We Provide Energy to People’s Homes?

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
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Whale Protection Corps

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Grade 2
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Life Science
Sustainability
Sustainable Communities
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Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive?

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Grade 6
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High School
Sustainability
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Newton's Laws

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Earth & Space Science
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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
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Music Time

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Earth & Space Science
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Explore the World of the Small: Measuring in Nanometers

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Grade 7
Grade 8
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Exploring Plate Tectonics

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Grade 1
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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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Changing Habitats

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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Exploring Planetary Systems– The Solar System:Design

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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A WEIGHTY PROBLEM

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Grade 5
Physical Science
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Astrophysicist Explains Dark Matter and 4 other Cosmic Phenomena

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Studying Soils: Claims and Evidence

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Physical Science
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STC Program: Animal Studies Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
Curriculum

STC Program: Experiments with Plants Unit Kit

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Grade 3
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Build a CubeSat!

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Earth & Space Science
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Investigating Circuit Design– Generating Electric Energy

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
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STC Program: Rocks and Minerals Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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STC Assessment Guide: Sound

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Live from NOIRLab

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Earth & Space 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
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Pick Your Plate! Guía Global de Nutrición

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Grade 4
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Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

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Grade 6
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Sustainability
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NOAA View Data Imagery Portal

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Earth & Space Science
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Learning Science Through Inquiry

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Everyday Energy

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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Channel Challenge!

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Engineering Design
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STCMS™: Energy, Forces, and Motion

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science