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Light Up the Cave

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Grade 1
Physical Science
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Live from NOIRLab

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Earth & Space 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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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer (2018)

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Space Hitchhikers: The ESPA Ring

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Earth & Space Science
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Student Notebooking– Add an Envelope

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Education
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Attack the Knack

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Education
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Moving Assessment from the Dessert Menu to the List of Entrees

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Education
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Explore Smithsonian: How Can a Greenhouse Use Technology to Meet the Needs of Different Types of Plants?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Webcast

Zero Barriers in STEM Education Summit: Keynote Address & Closing Remarks

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STC Assessment Guide: Ecosystems

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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That’s so Meta(cognitive)!

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Education
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Earth Resources and Observation Science Center Overview

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Earth & Space Science
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Home on the Range

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Grade 2
Life Science
Sustainability
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Lycée Vaucanson and Our Lady of Lourdes Academy Team

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Curriculum

How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Grade 5
Earth & Space Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 1: Getting Ready for Caterpillars

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Using Weather Maps

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Curriculum

STCMS™: Genes and Molecular Machines

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Chemistry
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Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Department of the Air Force SOAR Educational Videos

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Earth & Space Science
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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
Curriculum

STC Program: The Technology of Paper Unit Kit

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: The Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon

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Education
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Stories of Women in STEM: Symbiosis

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Sustainability
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Inquiry science is vital

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Earth Optimism: Change is Positively Possible

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Education
Sustainability
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Plant Growth and Development– Planting the Seeds

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
How Do Living Things Stay Safe And Grow?
Curriculum

How Do Living Things Stay Safe And Grow?

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Grade 1
Life Science