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Image of the interior of an observatory with white metal structure looking down at the primary mirror of the telescope.
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How much corn could DKIST pop if DKIST could pop corn?

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Man standing at a desk giving a lecture
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A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll

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Weather Widget Cover
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Weather Widget

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How Can We Light Our Way In The Dark?
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How Can We Light Our Way In The Dark?

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Grade 1
Physical Science
Night sky with silhouettes of trees with a bright green streak in the sky
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Space Weather and Earth's Aurora

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Earth & Space Science
the cover of the Biotechnology guide with a blue DNA helix and text saying Smithsonian Science for Global Goals and Biotechnology.
Curriculum

Biotechnology! How can we ethically create a sustainable future using biotechnology?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Track and Monitor Blue Crab Populations in the Chesapeake Bay?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Sustainability
The cover of grade 5 life science teacher guide titled How can we predict change in ecosystems?
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How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems?

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Grade 5
Life Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Sound– Lesson 1: Thinking about Sound

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Organisms– Literacy Integration

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
A line art illustration of a person reaching for a yellow star with text that says Soaring beyond expectations
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21st CCLC Summer Symposium Plenary, "Girls in STEM" featuring NASA women.

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Earth & Space Science
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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Separating Solutes (Preparation for Lesson)

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Satellite image of water and land on earth with text that says Earth as art
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Earth As Art

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
the yellow cover of grade 2 engineering teachers guide
Curriculum

How Can We Stop Soil From Washing Away?

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
Virtual Sungazing paper cover with three illustrations one of a sunset, one midday sun, and one sunset.
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Virtual Sungazing

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silhouette view of a man in front of blue computer network illustration
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U.S. Space Force: Origins

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Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Cover of Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer
Curriculum

STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer (2018)

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
Image of Earth from space with text that says lava flows
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EROS Image of the Week

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Earth & Space Science
Purple teachers guide cover of kindergarten earth and space science
Curriculum

How Can We Be Ready for Weather?

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Mousetrap Car

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 3: Learning More About Caterpillars

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Life Science
Cover of the grade 4 physical science teachers guide
Curriculum

How Does Energy Move from One Object to Another?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
blue circle with red swoosh through it and NASA in white text with a white circle vertical around the a and s.
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NASA STEM Engagement

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Earth & Space Science
LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2017-2018 District Report: Aurora Public Schools
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LASER 2017-2018 District Report Highlights: Aurora Public Schools

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Education
Curriculum

STC Program: Animal Studies Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
What Can Maps Tell Us About Land and Water on Earth?
Curriculum

What Can Maps Tell Us About Land and Water on Earth?

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Grade 2
Earth & Space Science
Cover for Everyday Energy
eBook

Everyday Energy

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
Sustainability
Cover of grade two engineering teachers guide titled How can we stop land from washing away?
Curriculum

How Can We Stop Land From Washing Away?

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
Sustainability