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STC Program: Microworlds Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

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Life Science
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Resources for Educators and Students

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Earth & Space Science
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Artemis Camp Experience

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Earth & Space Science
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Filter Fun!

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Engineering Design
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Beats and Banjos

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Grade 1
Engineering Design
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Astrophysicist Explains first James Webb images

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Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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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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Exploring Careers @ NASA for Students

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Sample Populations of Fish and Invertebrates Along the Shorelines?

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Life Science
Sustainability
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Aquation: The Freshwater Access Game

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Grade 5
Sustainability
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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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Transforming Science Education

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 7: Hurricanes- Destructive Storms

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Earth & Space Science
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NOAA Educator Opportunities

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Earth & Space Science
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Electric Circuits– Making a Filament

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Motion and Design

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Grade 3
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Webcast

How to Best Support Your Child’s Science Learning in the Time of COVID-19

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Education
Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms - From Macro to Micro Unit Kit

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Grade 6
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Life Science
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Teaching English Language Learning Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?

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High School
Sustainability
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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
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Space Hitchhikers: The ESPA Ring

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Ecosystems

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Grade 3
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STC Assessment Guide: Land and Water

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"The staff love the PD"

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Curriculum

STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Curriculum

STC Program: Human Body Systems Unit Kit

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Grade 6
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Life Science
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Harvard-MIT Science Research Mentoring Program

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IDEAS in STEM: Building Relationships

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