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Curriculum

How Can We Provide Energy to Meet Diverse Needs?

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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NASA STEM Engagement YouTube channel

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Earth & Space Science
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Spacecraft Subsystems

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Hands-on science and non-English speakers

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Teaching ELL Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Education
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Civil Air Patrol lessons to support the US Space Force

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Earth & Space Science
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USPTO's National Summer Teacher Institute

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How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems?

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Grade 5
Life Science
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Shrinking Sutures

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
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How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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Grade 1
Engineering Design
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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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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Climate Action! How can we mitigate human impacts on the atmosphere?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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Keep it Balanced

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Grade 5
Grade 6
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Grade 8
Life Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How Does a Curator of Great Cats Monitor the Health of Individual Lions in a Pride?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
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Magnet Motion

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Anyone with a Question Can Have a STEM2D Career

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Education
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Women in Aviation and Space History

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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LASER i3 in NC

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Education
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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Case Statement

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Education
Curriculum

STC Program: Plant Growth and Development Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Changing Habitats

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 8: Shining a Light on the Minerals

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Convection Current in the Air

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Earth Observation User Case: Using Landsat to Connect Space to Village

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability