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STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration

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Earth & Space Science
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Learning Without Borders (Carol O’Donnell, 2018)

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Education
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Explore Smithsonian: What can we Learn from Lion Poop?

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Grade 3
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Life Science
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NASA: Faces of Technology

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Earth & Space Science
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USPTO's National Summer Teacher Institute

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Fired Up About Energy

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Physical Science
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Lycée Sainte Marie Bastide Capstone Video

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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Grade 5
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Education
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Universities Space Research Association (USRA) Programs

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Earth & Space Science
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Why is My Shadow Shorter Sometimes and Longer Other Times?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2017-2018 District Report: Aurora Public Schools
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LASER 2017-2018 District Report Highlights: Aurora Public Schools

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Education
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Explore the World of the Small: Measuring in Nanometers

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Grade 7
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Mission to the Moon Model

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Grade 2
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Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Investigating Biodiversity and Interdependence

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Grade 6
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Life Science
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Magnet Motion

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Exploring Planetary Systems– Other Surface Features : Materials and Safety

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Earth & Space Science
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Simulating Sutures

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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals

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Sustainability
Curriculum

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

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
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Inquiry science is the foundation

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Student Notebooking– Keeping a Teacher Book

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Education
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STC Assessment Guide: Weather

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Kindergarten
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Mosquito! How Can We Ensure Health For All From Mosquito-borne Diseases?

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Grade 6
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High School
Sustainability
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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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Earth & Space Science
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Introducing: Good Thinking!

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

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Education
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Weather Lab

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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