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Preview of the Smithsonian Science Education Centers info graphic on transforming science education
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Transforming Science Education

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Photo of the a large orange rocket on a launch pad at night with lights shining on it.
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Department of Education Learning with NASA is Out of this World

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Earth & Space Science
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What's the Code? Coding Robot Movements Using Sound

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Engineering Design
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Fired Up About Energy

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A full moon above a treeline.
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Introduction to Moon Trees

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Chill Out: Tiny Refrigerator Saves Hubble Camera

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Organisms– Notebooking

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How Can I Help an Animal Cross the Road Safely?

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Falling 101

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Sir Isaac Newton
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Newton's Laws

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Scaffolding Science Vocabulary Development within Inquiry-Based Instruction

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Education
Illustration of Earth with one yellow elliptical orbit
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Classical Orbital Elements (COEs)

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STC Secondary: Exploring the Nature of Light

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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STC Program: Weather Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Kindergarten
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Chemical Reactions in Action

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Match The Pitch!

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Sample Populations of Fish and Invertebrates Along the Shorelines?

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Life Science
Sustainability
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STC Program: Human Body Systems Unit Kit

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Life Science
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STC Program: Experiments with Plants Unit Kit

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How Can We Change an Object’s Motion?

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Creature Feature: A Genes and Molecular Machines Lesson

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Exploring Properties of Matter– Surface Gravity

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Physical Science
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Ecosystems– Lesson 7: Joining Terrarium and Aquarium

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Kindergarten
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Diverse Stories of Resilience: The Power of Community

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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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Life Science
Title screen of the educational physical science game, BumperDucks
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BumperDucks

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NOAA Planet Stewards

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STC Program: Electric Circuits Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Weather Widget

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An artistic rendering of a spacecraft with grey body and solar panels.
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Spacecraft Subsystems

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