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Curriculum

How Can We Provide Energy to Meet Diverse Needs?

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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NOAA View Data Imagery Portal

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Earth & Space Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
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FAA : Commercial Space 101

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LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2018-2019 District Report: Denver Public Schools
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LASER 2018-2019 District Report: Denver Public Schools

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Education
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“The kids learn from each other!”

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Rainforest Protector

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STC Literacy Series™: Plant Growth and Development

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Researching the Sun-Earth-Moon System

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Animal Studies– Materials Management

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Sound Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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NASA's Women in STEM

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Earth & Space Science
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STEM Education for Sustainable Development

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How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?
Curriculum

How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?

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Grade 5
Physical Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Rocks and Minerals

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Webcast

IDEAS in STEM: Building Relationships

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Curriculum

¡Biodiversidad! ¿Cómo podemos equilibrar las necesidades de las personas con las necesidades de otros seres vivos?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Life Science
Sustainability
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Astralgeology - Planets and Moons

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Keep it Balanced

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Video

JAYO - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Education
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Curriculum

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Separating Solutes (Preparation for Lesson)

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Creature Feature: A Genes and Molecular Machines Lesson

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Video

We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Education
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NOAA Data in the Classroom

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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Glider Guide

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Grade 2
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Space Force STEM Activities

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Earth & Space Science
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Students can’t wait for science!

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How much corn could DKIST pop if DKIST could pop corn?

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