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NOAA Satellite and Information Service Infographics

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Space Environment

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Shrinking Sutures

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

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Argos Education

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STC Program: Ecosystems Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Animal Studies– Observing Millipedes More Closely

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Kindergarten
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STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2017-2018 District Report: Denver Public Schools
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LASER 2017-2018 District Report Highlights: Denver Public Schools

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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer

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Physical Science
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STC-Secondary™: Investigating Biodiversity and Interdependence

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Life Science
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Explore the World of Small Through Virtual Reality

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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Recording Earthquake Waves

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Ocean! How can we create a sustainable future for the ocean?

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STC Secondary: Experimenting with Forces and Motion

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Physical Science
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Time: It’s Like, So Deep

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists use Electricity to Study Fish Populations?

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Explore Smithsonian: What Internal Adaptations do Pandas Have to Eat Bamboo?

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Why is My Shadow Shorter Sometimes and Longer Other Times?

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A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll

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Working in groups

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Global Generations | The Global Classroom | November
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | November

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Fostering Change: Ideas and Best Practices for Diversity in STEM Teaching in K-12 Classrooms

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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STC Planners

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Astralgeology - Planets and Moons

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Explore Smithsonian: How can Scientists Track the Movement of an Invasive Species of Fish?

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Spacecraft Subsystems

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

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Natural Selection: Common Misconceptions

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