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Focus on the Stuff

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Investigating the Effects of Colliding Air Masses

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Explore Smithsonian: Dr. Avi Loeb - Jr. Professor of Science

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Our Lady of Lourdes Capstone Video

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STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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STC Assessment Guide: Balancing and Weighing

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STC-Secondary™: Researching the Sun-Earth-Moon System

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STC Program: Comparing and Measuring, 2nd Edition

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Environmental Justice! How can we create environments that are healthy for everyone?

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Diverse Stories of Resilience: Indigenous Wisdom

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How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow? Teacher Guide
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How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?

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Motion and Design– Lesson 1: Designing Vehicles: Getting Started

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NOAA Satellites Youtube

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Conservation of Energy & Momentum

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"The staff love the PD"

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Organization!

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Magnet Motion

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Animal Studies– Observing Millipedes More Closely

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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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Electric Circuits– Making a Filament

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Save Weather Maps

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STC Secondary: Exploring the Properties of Matter Unit

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STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration (2018)

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STC Program: Electric Circuits Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Astronomy & Astrophysics Classroom Resources

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Elementary Weather Lesson

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Chemical Reactions in Action

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Sound– Notebooking

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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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