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Building Networks and Enhancing Diversity in the K-12 STEM Teaching Workforce

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Education
Artist rendering of a red dwarf planet with one moon in front of it and one behind
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NASA STEM Engagement YouTube channel

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Earth & Space Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Creating a "Cheat Sheet"

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Rocks and Minerals

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Curriculum

STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
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Space Weather

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Effective Inquiry-Based STEM Education

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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Sugar Simulation

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Grade 5
Physical Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Experiments with Plants

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Teaching ELL Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Education
How Can We Predict When the Sky Will Be Dark?
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How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
A close up view of the James Webb Space Telescope's gold hexoganal primary mirror.
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James Webb Space Telescope STEM Toolkit

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Planners

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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Styling Sun Safety activity cover
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Styling Sun Safety

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Grade 1
Kindergarten
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Women in Aviation and Space History

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Earth & Space Science
A screen shot of a CNN video with of a command rom with mand standing in the center, two screens behind him, and a title at the bottom that say inside look at U.S. space force.
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Life-saving warning': How Space Force detected missile launch

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Earth & Space Science
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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
An Illustration of two people in spacesuits with Earth in the background and white text that says Artemis Camp.
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Artemis Camp Experience

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Earth & Space Science
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Exploring Planetary Systems– The Solar System:Design

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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“I love the training!”

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Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root

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Education
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‘Tis the Season for a Reason

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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
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Anemometer Energy!

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Engineering Design
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WOW! In the Classroom

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Earth & Space Science
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LASER i3 in NC

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Education
Pick Your Plate! A Global Guide to Nutrition title screen
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Pick Your Plate! A Global Guide to Nutrition

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8