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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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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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STC Secondary: Investigating Digestion and Motion

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Life Science
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STC Program: Catastrophic Events Unit Kit

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Earth & Space Science
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Engineering Batteries

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STC Literacy Series™: Chemical Tests

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Earth Optimism: Change is Positively Possible

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Sustainability
A close up version of the surface of the Moon with white text that says Artemis STEM learning pathway and the Artemis logo of a white A with a red swoosh through it a blue quarter circle underneath it and white text that says Artemis.
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Artemis I STEM Learning Pathway

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Which Force Is With You? A Motion and Design Lesson Cover Image
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Which Force Is With You? A Motion and Design Lesson

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NOAA Planet Stewards

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

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Beekeeper Presentation featuring Ren Ramsey

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

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High School
Sustainability
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Climate Action! How can we mitigate human impacts on the atmosphere?

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Earth & Space Science
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NOAA SciJinks: It’s All About the Weather

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STC Program: Magnets and Motors Unit Kit

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Grade 3
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Air Force Legacy

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STC Secondary: Experimenting with Forces and Motion

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Commercial Space Data

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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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Life Science
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Showbiz Safari

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Missile Warning and Space Surveillance

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How Can We Glide Like a Squirrel?
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How Can We Glide Like a Squirrel?

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STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Media Kit

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LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2017-2018 District Report: Aurora Public Schools
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LASER 2017-2018 District Report Highlights: Aurora Public Schools

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Impact of Professional Development for Science Teachers

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NOAA View Data Imagery Portal

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How Can We Change an Object’s Motion?

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

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Physical Science