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NOAA View Data Imagery Portal

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: The Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 1: Getting Ready for Caterpillars

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Life Science
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Journey to the Sun

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Distance Learning and Digital Resources from the Smithsonian

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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites - R Series

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Whale Protection Corps

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Life Science
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National Air and Space Museum Educator Resources

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Organisms– Notebooking

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

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How Can We Map Land and Water on Earth?
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How Can We Map Land and Water On Earth?

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Sound– Lesson 10: Changing the Pitch by Changing the Tension

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Physical Science
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Which Force Is With You? A Motion and Design Lesson

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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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Physical Science
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STC Program: Balancing and Weighing Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?

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Virtual Sungazing

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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
Smithsonian Science for the Classroom Grade 3 Life Science Cover
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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, 3rd Edition

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Grade 2
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Department of the Air Force SOAR Educational Videos

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Electric Circuits– Making a Filament

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Physical Science
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STC Secondary: Discovering Electrical Systems

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Physical Science
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Land and Water– Lesson 2/3 The Water Cycle: Modeling Land and Water

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Earth & Space Science
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Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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Ask an Expert -- The Corona Spy Satellite

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Investigating Circuit Design– Generating Electric Energy

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Physical Science
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Diverse Stories of Resilience: The Power of Community

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