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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
Spirit of St. Louis
Curriculum

STCMS™: Energy, Forces, and Motion

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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LASER i3 PLCs and Online Resources

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Education
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Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Sustainability
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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Earth & Space Science
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Spaceports by State

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounts, and Elements– Marking Chromotography Paper

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Exploring Planetary Systems– Solar System Explorations

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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NOAA Educator Opportunities

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Catastrophic Events Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Destination Deep Space

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Earth & Space Science
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NOAA SciJinks: It’s All About the Weather

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Earth & Space Science
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Learning Without Borders (Carol O’Donnell, 2018)

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Education
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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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Curriculum

What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
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Ladies of Landsat

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Earth & Space Science
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Ecosystems– Notebooking Strategies

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Earth Optimism Indonesia TV | Earth Optimism Education Series

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Life Science
Sustainability
How Can We Glide Like a Squirrel?
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How Can We Glide Like a Squirrel?

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
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Swing Along with a Pendulum: Clocking a Second

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Grade 5
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Grade 7
Grade 8
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Understanding Weather and Climate

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Earth & Space Science
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Podcast: Ticket to Space

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Missile Warning and Space Surveillance

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Earth & Space Science
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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light

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Life Science
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Exploring Properties of Matter– Other Surface Features

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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21st Century Community Learning Centers NASA Engineering Design Challenges

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Earth & Space Science
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Teen Astronomy Cafe

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Curriculum

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

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5