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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites - R Series

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A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll

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Smithsonian literacy materials

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounts, and Elements– Marking Chromotography Paper

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Rainy Day Fabrics

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STC Assessment Guide: Balancing and Weighing

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Destination Deep Space

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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Convection in the Mantle

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Exploring Planetary Systems– Solar System Explorations

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Fired Up About Energy

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Track and Monitor Blue Crab Populations in the Chesapeake Bay?

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Exploring Careers @ NASA for Students

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World's Deadliest Animal Podcasting Module

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Which Force Is With You? A Motion and Design Lesson

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¡Mosquito! ¿Cómo podemos garantizar la salud para todos contra las enfermedades transmitidas por los mosquitos?

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Falling 101

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STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration (2018)

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STC Literacy Series™: Weather

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Teaching ELL Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Civil Air Patrol lessons to support the US Space Force

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 2: Caring for Caterpillars

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Nuclear Frontiers

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 7: Hurricanes- Destructive Storms

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Sugar Simulation

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Inquiry 9.2 Prep Work

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Distance Learning and Digital Resources from the Smithsonian

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How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems?

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Sound — Lessons 1-4: Materials

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Water Works

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