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Curriculum

How Can We Provide Energy to Meet Diverse Needs?

Filed Under
Grade 4
Engineering Design
Sustainability
Resource

Ecosystems– Lesson 7: Joining Terrarium and Aquarium

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Resource

Earth Observation User Case: Using Landsat to Connect Space to Village

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
Resource

STC Assessment Guide: Plant Growth and Development

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Resource

STC Assessment Guide: Chemical Tests

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Resource

STC Assessment Guide: Ecosystems

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate
Curriculum

How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
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Resource

NOAA Science on a Sphere

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Video

Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Convection Current in the Air

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Balancing and Weighing Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Illustration of a rocket launch with text saying Go For Launch FAA.gov/space
Resource

Spaceports by State

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Game

Aquation: The Freshwater Access Game

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Grade 5
Sustainability
Video

Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 4: Heat Transfer and the Movement of Air

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Video

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

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Filed Under
Education
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Resource

A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll

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Video

‘Tis the Season for a Reason

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Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
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eBook

Changing Habitats

Filed Under
Grade 3
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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Curriculum

Astronomy & Astrophysics Classroom Resources

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Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Video

Effective Inquiry-Based STEM Education

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Curriculum

STCMS™: Weather and Climate Systems

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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Resource

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Teacher Innovator Institute (TII)

This is a free resource
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Curriculum

How Do Weather and Climate Affect Our Lives?

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Grade 3
Earth & Space Science
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Resource

Plug-N-Play Satellites

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
A bee with a space helmet riding a rocket with a black background
Resource

USDA Forest Service Module

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Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Video

Elementary Weather Lesson

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Resource

NOAA Satellites Youtube

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Filed Under
Earth & Space Science
Video

“The kids learn from each other!”

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Video

Scaffolding Science Vocabulary Development within Inquiry-Based Instruction

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Filed Under
Education
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App

Storm Smart

This is a free resource
Filed Under
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science