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Space Mission Operations

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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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Shutterbugs: Wiggle and Stomp

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Grade 1
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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U.S. Space Force Commercial: Space Is Hard

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Explore Smithsonian: How Can We Know About the Reproductive Cycle of an Animal by Its Poop?

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Life Science
A yellow rectangle with a man in the center looking at an inset image of an image from the James Webb space telescope of the southern ring nebula that is blue oval with red radiating from it.
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Astrophysicist Explains first James Webb images

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Floating and Sinking– Which Things Float? Which Things Sink?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Student Notebooking– Add an Envelope

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Margarita Mora - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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How Can We Stay Cool in the Sun?

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Kindergarten
Engineering Design
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NASA STEM Engagement

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Exploring Properties of Matter– Surface Gravity

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Sound– Notebooking

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
How Can We Map Land and Water on Earth?
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How Can We Map Land and Water On Earth?

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STC Literacy Series™: Organisms

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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Exclusive: Get An Inside Look At The US Space Force

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Front cover of the What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms? teachers guide with flowers plants and bugs
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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
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21st Century Community Learning Centers NASA Engineering Design Challenges

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How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Grade 5
Earth & Space Science
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Development and Reproduction– Wisconsin Fast Plants Beginning the Cycle

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Life Science
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Explore Smithsonian: Dr. Avi Loeb - Jr. Professor of Science

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Education
Curriculum

STC Program: The Life Cycle of Butterflies Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Orbital Mechanics

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Earth & Space Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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STC Assessment Guide: The Life Cycle of Butterflies

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Grade 5
Smithsonian Institution | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Director, Smithsonian Science Education Center
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Global Inspiration | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Smithsonian | January

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STC-Secondary™: Studying the Development and Reproduction of Organisms

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Grade 6
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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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

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Showbiz Safari

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Life Science
Sustainability