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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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Soils– Reading Resource Extensions

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Everyday Energy

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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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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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Physical Science
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Chemical Reactions in Action

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Disaster Detector

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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Life Science
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Biodiversity! How can we balance the needs of people with the needs of other living things?

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Life Science
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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?

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Changing Habitats

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Tales of the modern astronomer

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Teaching English Language Learning Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Changing Earth

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Ouch I Need A Bandage activity cover
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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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LASER i3 in New Mexico

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Cool to Carry

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STC Assessment Guide: Changes

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Cells In Space: Helping Astronauts and Injured Soldiers

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Explore Smithsonian: How Are Optical Instruments Tested Before Space Flight?

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STC Secondary: Discovering Electrical Systems

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Physical Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis

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Life Science
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Astrophysicist Explains Dark Matter and 4 other Cosmic Phenomena

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STC Program: Comparing and Measuring Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Floating and Sinking– Which Things Float? Which Things Sink?

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Physical Science
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How Can We Change An Object's Motion?

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Physical Science
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Exploring Properties of Matter– Other Surface Features

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Physical Science
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Development and Reproduction– Wisconsin Fast Plants Beginning the Cycle

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NOAA View Data Imagery Portal

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