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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Dajopen

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STC Literacy Series™: Electric Circuits

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A friendly monster named Tycho talks to a girl named Desta.
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Explore the World of Small Through Virtual Reality

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Floating and Sinking– Investigating Boat Designs

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Cells In Space: Helping Astronauts and Injured Soldiers

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 2: Observing Rocks- How are They the Same and Different?

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Cover of the Keep it Balanced activity with an illustration of the endocrine system and a hand holding cards that say blood sugar increases and blood sugar decreases
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Keep it Balanced

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Life Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How Can Electricity Correct a Telescope in Outer Space?

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Magnets and Motors, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
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Space Force STEM Activities

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

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light

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Land and Water– Literacy Integration (Using Alphabet Box with Science Vocabulary)

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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STC Literacy Series™: Balancing and Weighing

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Floating and Sinking– What Do We Know About Floating and Sinking?

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Space Weather and Earth's Aurora

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Artist rendering of a red dwarf planet with one moon in front of it and one behind
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NASA STEM Engagement YouTube channel

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Illustration of a rocket launch with text saying Go For Launch FAA.gov/space
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Commercial Space Data

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How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate
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How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
Menu screen of aquation with 5 icons of water bottle, bucket, hose, canteen and watering can
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Aquation: The Freshwater Access Game

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Grade 5
Sustainability
A microscopic image of DNA helix with text that says Women in STEM: Biotechnology Smithsonian Science Education Center
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Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

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Grade 6
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STC Program: Sound Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 2
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 14: Discovering that Butterflies are Insects

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

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Moving Assessment from the Dessert Menu to the List of Entrees

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A collage of images from left to right: a world map, a coral reef, a metal sculpture of a teacher talking to a student, a dock on a lake, and a world map
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NOAA Data in the Classroom

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Earth & Space Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 6: Temperature, Pressure, and Cloud Formation

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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Teacher Tips: Weather

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Earth & Space Science
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How Can I Help an Animal Cross the Road Safely?

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