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STC Program: Energy, Machines, and Motion Unit Kit

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Using Weather Maps

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Convection Current in the Air

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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Glider Guide

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Grade 2
Earth & Space Science
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Plant Growth and Development– Planting the Seeds

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Grade 1
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Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Tales of the modern astronomer

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Earth & Space Science
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Live from NOIRLab

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Earth & Space Science
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Autumn-Lynn Harrison - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Education
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Make it Rain!

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Education
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Curriculum

How Can We Change An Object's Motion?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
eBook

Stories of Women of Color in STEM

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Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
Video

LASER i3 Across 3 Regions

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

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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Curriculum

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

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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High School
Life Science
Sustainability
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Space Mission Operations

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
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STC Assessment Guide: Experiments with Plants

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
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Game

Whale Protection Corps

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Grade 2
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Life Science
Sustainability
Webcast

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

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Education
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U.S. Space Force: Origins

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Earth & Space Science
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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eBook

Expedition: Insects

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Grade 3
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Life Science
Sustainability
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Launch, Propulsion, and Re-entry

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Earth & Space Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Investigating the Effects of Colliding Air Masses

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Through the Window and into the Mirror: Narratives of African American STEM Professionals

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: The Life Cycle of Butterflies Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Kindergarten
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Inside RAF Fylingdales: The Ballistic Missile Warning Base | Forces TV

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Earth & Space Science
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Sound– Lesson 10: Changing the Pitch by Changing the Tension

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Physical Science