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USPTO's National Summer Teacher Institute

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Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists use Electricity to Study Fish Populations?

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STC Secondary: Investigating Circuit Design

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Stories of Women in STEM: Energy

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Grade 6
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Sustainability
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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
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Diverse Stories of Resilience: The Power of Community

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Explore Smithsonian: What can we Learn from Lion Poop?

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Life Science
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NASA's Sustainable Aviation STEM Toolkit

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Organisms– Literacy Integration

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

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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STC Secondary: Exploring the Nature of Light

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Physical Science
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Make it Rain!

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Education
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NGA Explains: What is GPS?

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STC Assessment Guide: Soils

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Women in Aviation and Space History

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NOAA Data in the Classroom

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Sustainability
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 6: Temperature, Pressure, and Cloud Formation

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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What’s the “Matter” with Cells and Atoms?

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Water Works

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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DoD STARBASE

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Morphy

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Life Science
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Promising Practices for Online Learning

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STC Program: Experiments with Plants Unit Kit

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STC Literacy Series™: Comparing and Measuring

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
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Plug-N-Play Satellites

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Earth & Space Science
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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?

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High School
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