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How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?

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Whale Protection Corps

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STC Literacy Series™: Animal Studies

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Classical Orbital Elements (COEs)

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STC Literacy Series™: Motion and Design

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Exclusive: Get An Inside Look At The US Space Force

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STCMS™: Energy, Forces, and Motion

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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National Science Foundation and National Solar Observatory Google Classrooms

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Santiago-Blay

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Creature Feature: A Genes and Molecular Machines Lesson

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STC Program: Solids and Liquids Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Studying Soils: Claims and Evidence

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Will Santos, Senior Structural Dynamics Engineer - STEM Literacy Project

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Soils– Organizing the Distribution Center

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Electric Circuits– Making a Filament

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Biodiversity! How can we balance the needs of people with the needs of other living things?

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Department of the Air Force SOAR Educational Videos

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Commercial Space Data

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounts, and Elements– Marking Chromotography Paper

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STC Literacy Series™: Sound

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Ecosystems– Lesson 2: Setting up the Terrarium

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Plant Growth and Development– Planting the Seeds

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Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program

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NASA eClips: Careers at NASA - More than just astronauts

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Gravity

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2013 Biodiversity: Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers

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Earth Observation User Case: Speaking a New Language of Landsat (Ladies of Landsat)

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Panel: Transforming STEM Education and Industry through an Accessibility Lens

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Stories of Women in STEM: Symbiosis

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