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Development and Reproduction– Wisconsin Fast Plants Beginning the Cycle

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STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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STC Program: Properties of Matter Unit Kit

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Space Career Resource Guide

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Sound– Lesson 9: Making Sounds with Strings

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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? NGSS-Aligned Teacher Companion Guide

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STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Cari

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Building Networks and Enhancing Diversity in the K-12 STEM Teaching Workforce

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Exploring Planetary Systems–Thinking about our Solar System

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Earth Observation User Case Study: Power of the Pixel - 1972 to 2021

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STCMS™: Structure and Function

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Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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Opening Our Minds & Success in Conservation - Plenary 1 - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Earth Resources and Observation Science Center Overview

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‘Tis the Season for a Reason

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STC Program: Comparing and Measuring Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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LASER Focused on English Learners: PD plus an inquiry-based science curriculum improves K-8 teachers' perceived ability to support ELs and reduces the achievement gap in math and reading
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LASER Focused on English Learners - OELA 2020 Poster

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How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?

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Tales of the modern astronomer

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Good Thinking: Make Sense of Science Class

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Impacting student learning

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Natural Selection: Common Misconceptions

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STC Literacy Series™: Food Chemistry

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Transforming Science Education

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Life Cycles of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis - Moving the Crysalis Properly

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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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Remote Sensing Classroom

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STC Literacy Series™: Animal Studies

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Habitats

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