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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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Through the Window and into the Mirror: Narratives of African American STEM Professionals

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Earth & Space Science
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Shrinking Sutures

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
What is Our Evidence That We Live On A Changing Earth?
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What Is Our Evidence That We Live on a Changing Earth?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Program: The Technology of Paper Unit Kit

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Santiago-Blay

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Life Science
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Robert Latta, Aerospace Engineer

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Earth & Space Science
Webcast

Difficult Conversations in Extraordinary Times

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Education
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Aww Snap! a Snapdragon Study

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Life Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Sound

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Teen Astronomy Cafe

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STC Assessment Guide: Experiments with Plants

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
Curriculum

STC Program: Sound Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Bootons la COVID-19! Module

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Education
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Curriculum

What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: The Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon

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Education
Curriculum

STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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NOAA Satellites Youtube

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Earth & Space Science
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Student Notebooking– Add an Envelope

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Education
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How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark?

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Grade 1
Physical Science
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Spaceports by State

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Ladies of Landsat

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Earth & Space Science
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Animal Studies– Materials and Organizations

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Understanding Weather and Climate–Lesson 9: Ocean Currents-Using the Demo Box

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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STC Literacy Series™: Comparing and Measuring

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 6: Temperature, Pressure, and Cloud Formation

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Diverse Stories of Resilience: Indigenous Wisdom

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