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How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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Grade 1
Engineering Design
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STCMS™: Ecosystems and Their Interactions

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Life Science
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How Does Energy Move from One Object to Another?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root

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Education
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Explore the World of Small Through Virtual Reality

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Education
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Terita Norton, Electrical Engineer and Systems Director - STEM Literacy Project

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Classical Orbital Elements (COEs)

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Earth & Space Science
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Floating and Sinking– How is Salt Water Different from Fresh Water?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Developing User Confidence & Engagement with New Technologies

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How Do Living Things Stay Safe and Grow?
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How Do Living Things Stay Safe and Grow?

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Grade 1
Life Science
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Launch, Propulsion, and Re-entry

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Earth & Space Science
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NASA Career Categories and Descriptions

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Earth & Space Science
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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
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Ocean X Climate Summit

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2013 Biodiversity: Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers

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

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Ecosystems Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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Explore Smithsonian: What can we Learn from Lion Poop?

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Life Science
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Exclusive: Get An Inside Look At The US Space Force

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Earth & Space Science
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STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring Plants and Animals Two-Use Unit Kit

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Kindergarten
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NASA STEM Engagement YouTube channel

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Earth & Space Science
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Life Cycles of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis - Moving the Crysalis Properly

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Filter Fun!

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Engineering Design
The purple cover of grade 3 earth science teachers guide
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How Do Weather and Climate Affect Our Lives?

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Grade 3
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Exploring the Nature of Light

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Smithsonian literacy materials

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STC Literacy Series™: Land and Water

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Grade 3
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Delilah Nunez, Systems Director, ESS Ground and Integration - STEM Literacy Project

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Space Weather and Earth's Aurora

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Earth & Space Science