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Build a CubeSat!

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Changing Habitats

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Matthew Tan, Aerospace Engineering Student at Stanford

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LASER i3 Across 3 Regions

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FAA : Commercial Space 101

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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | November

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STCMS™: Ecosystems and Their Interactions

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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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Student Notebooking– Tools: Using a Lab Report Writing Wheel

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Wilderness Watch!

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Nuclear Frontiers

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Be Mosquito Smart: Know the Enemy

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How Can I Help an Animal Cross the Road Safely?

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Exploring Planetary Systems– The Solar System:Design

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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Soils– Lesson 6: How Quickly Do Soils Settle in Water?

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NASA - Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Explore Smithsonian: How Can We Know About the Reproductive Cycle of an Animal by Its Poop?

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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NASA STEM Engagement YouTube channel

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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Media Kit

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STC Program: Organisms - From Macro to Micro Unit Kit

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How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?

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Exploring Planetary Systems–Thinking about our Solar System

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Land and Water– Lesson 2/3 The Water Cycle: Modeling Land and Water

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Tales of the modern astronomer

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Understanding Weather and Climate–Lesson 9: Ocean Currents-Using the Demo Box

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Earth Observation Case Study: Using Landsat to Map Agricultural Yields and Irrigation

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STC Assessment Guide: Experiments with Plants

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