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21st Century Community Learning Centers NASA Engineering Design Challenges

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 8: Shining a Light on the Minerals

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STC Assessment Guide: Balancing and Weighing

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Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive? المجتمعات المستدامة! كيف يمكننا مساعدة مجتمعنا على الازدهار؟

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How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?

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Rocks and Minerals– Incorporating Literacy

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2013 Biodiversity: Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers

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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Teacher Professional Development Live

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Learning Science Through Inquiry

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Rocks and Minerals– Organizing Minerals

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NOAA Planet Stewards

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Sunlight on the National Mall

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Teaching with Telescopes

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Focus on the Stuff

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STC Program: Electric Circuits Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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

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Ecosystems– Lesson 7: Joining Terrarium and Aquarium

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Increases in student achivement

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How Can We Be Ready for Weather?

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Soils– Using Alpha Boxes

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STC Assessment Guide: Rocks and Minerals

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Global Inspiration | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Smithsonian | January

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STC Literacy Series™: Plant Growth and Development

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STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | October

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 14: Discovering that Butterflies are Insects

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STC Assessment Guide: Magnets and Motors

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Astralgeology - Planets and Moons

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Department of Labor My Next Move - Explore Occupations

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