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How much corn could DKIST pop if DKIST could pop corn?

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STC Assessment Guide: Plant Growth and Development

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Introducing: Good Thinking!

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Education
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How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
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How Can We Stop Land From Washing Away?

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
Sustainability
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Exploring Properties of Matter– Surface Gravity

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Rocks and Minerals

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Swing Along with a Pendulum: Clocking a Second

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
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Animal Studies–Science Vocabulary

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Kindergarten
Life Science
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Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Increases in student achivement

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Astrophysicist Explains Dark Matter and 4 other Cosmic Phenomena

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English Learners in STEM: Interactive Graphic Organizer and Mix & Match

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PROTEGIENDO A LES BALLENAS

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Grade 3
Life Science
Sustainability
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STC Program: Plant Growth and Development Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 4
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STC Assessment Guide: Sound

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Teacher Tips: Land and Water

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Earth & Space 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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Rocks and Minerals– Creating Take Home Field Guides

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Lisa Sedares, Project Leader JPSS Flight and Ground Projects - STEM Literacy Project

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Curriculum

STC Program: Comparing and Measuring Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Curriculum

STC Program: The Life Cycle of Butterflies Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Kindergarten
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Earth Optimism: Change is Positively Possible

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Sustainability
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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Physical Science
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Cité scolaire D'Arsonval Group 1 Capstone Video

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Curriculum

STC Program: Rocks and Minerals, 3rd Edition

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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Impact of Professional Development for Science Teachers

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Education
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Attack the Knack

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Education
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Exploring Properties of Matter– Other Surface Features

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Physical Science
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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Grade 1
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Engineering Design