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¡Biodiversidad! ¿Cómo podemos equilibrar las necesidades de las personas con las necesidades de otros seres vivos?

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

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

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Magnet Motion

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That’s so Meta(cognitive)!

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Anyone with a Question Can Have a STEM2D Career

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Circular logo with a navy blue globe in the center and a ring of puzzle pieces around the globe. The puzzle pieces are all shades of blue and have white icons in them. The icons are a plant, telescope, rocket, robotic arm, book, flask, and  shield with a satellite.
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Space Career Resource Guide

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Investigating Circuit Design– Solar Cells

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NASA STEM Engagement YouTube channel

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Climate Action! How can we mitigate human impacts on the atmosphere?

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Storm Smart

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STCMS™: Earth's Dynamic Systems

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STC-Secondary™: Researching Optical Systems

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Argos Education

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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | October

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Sound– Notebooking

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This is not space camp': Watch how recruits train for US Space Force

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Un Problema De Peso

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Sound– Lesson 8: Making a Model Eardrum

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Effective Inquiry-Based STEM Education

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Using Weather Maps

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Habitats

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Ecosystems– Material Consideration

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Investigating Biodiversity and Interdependence– Investigating Fungi

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Keep it Balanced

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Why is My Shadow Shorter Sometimes and Longer Other Times?

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Rocks and Minerals– Creating Take Home Field Guides

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Literacy Tool Use as an Integral Feature of Students’ “Science ing”

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Natural Selection: Common Misconceptions

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Floating and Sinking– Making a Sinker Float

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