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Tales of the modern astronomer

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Margarita Mora - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Exploring Careers @ NASA for Students

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America's First Food Spy Podcasting Module
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America's First Food Spy Podcasting Module

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Dressed to Protect

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 4: Heat Transfer and the Movement of Air

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Experiments with Plants Unit Kit

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STC Literacy Series™: Experiments with Plants, Pack of 8

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

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Grade 6
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High School
Life Science
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Spacecraft Subsystems

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Department of Agriculture Moon Tree Scientists

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Building Networks and Enhancing Diversity in the K-12 STEM Teaching Workforce

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Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light

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Earth Optimism: Change is Positively Possible

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Orbital Mechanics

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

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Engineering Design
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STC Literacy Series™: Comparing and Measuring

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Kindergarten
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Explore Smithsonian: How Does a Curator of Great Cats Monitor the Health of Individual Lions in a Pride?

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Life Science
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Distance Learning and Digital Resources from the Smithsonian

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Exploring Properties of Matter– Surface Gravity

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Physical Science
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STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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NOAA Teacher at Sea Program

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STC Assessment Guide: Floating and Sinking

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Literacy Tool Use as an Integral Feature of Students’ “Science ing”

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Collège les Colliberts Group 1 Capstone Video

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STC Assessment Guide: Magnets and Motors

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Cari

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Anemometer Energy!

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Motion and Design– Using Cooperation Cups

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Students can’t wait for science!

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