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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | October

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Focus on the Stuff

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STC Program: Rocks and Minerals Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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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
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Earth & Space Science
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Destination Deep Space

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Food Chemistry Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Floating and Sinking– How is Salt Water Different from Fresh Water?

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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STC Program: Properties of Matter Unit Kit

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Grade 6
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Changing Habitats

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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Astrophysicist Explains Dark Matter and 4 other Cosmic Phenomena

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STC Literacy Series™: Experiments with Plants, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
Grade 6
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Chill Out: Tiny Refrigerator Saves Hubble Camera

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Earth & Space Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How can Scientists Track the Movement of an Invasive Species of Fish?

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Life Science
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Tami's Tower: Pensemos en la ingeniería

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Engineering Design
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STCMS™: Structure and Function

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Grade 6
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Life Science
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Literacy Tool Use as an Integral Feature of Students’ “Science ing”

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Education
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Earth Observation Case Study: Using Landsat to Map Agricultural Yields and Irrigation

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Earth & Space Science
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Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light

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Life Science
What is Our Evidence That We Live On A Changing Earth?
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What Is Our Evidence That We Live on a Changing Earth?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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360 Photos

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Motion and Design– Using Cooperation Cups

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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How Can We Stop Soil From Washing Away?

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
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Beats and Banjos

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Grade 1
Engineering Design
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Will Santos, Senior Structural Dynamics Engineer - STEM Literacy Project

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Air Force Legacy

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
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Building Networks and Enhancing Diversity in the K-12 STEM Teaching Workforce

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NASA's Sustainable Aviation STEM Toolkit

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Animal Studies

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Grade 3
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