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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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STC Secondary: Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements Unit

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STC Program: Land and Water Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Your Place In Space Career Profiles

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STC Assessment Guide: Land and Water

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Teacher Tips: Land and Water

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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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Fired Up About Energy

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Margarita Mora - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Rocks and Minerals– Organizing Minerals

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STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?
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How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?

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Soils– Organizing the Distribution Center

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Science: A Work in Progress

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Development and Reproduction– Wisconsin Fast Plants Beginning the Cycle

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Understanding Weather and Climate–Lesson 9: Ocean Currents-Using the Demo Box

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Sun STEM Toolkit

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Licenses & Permits: Commercial Space

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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Astrophysicist Explains Dark Matter and 4 other Cosmic Phenomena

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How Can We Stay Cool in the Sun?

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Creature Feature: A Genes and Molecular Machines Lesson

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Why is My Shadow Shorter Sometimes and Longer Other Times?

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Space Weather and Earth's Aurora

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Smithsonian Institution | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center
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Global Inspiration | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Smithsonian | January

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Be Mosquito Smart: Know the Enemy

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

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Orchids Attract Pollinators?

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STC Program: Earth in Space Unit Kit

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