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Transforming Science Education

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STC Program: Weather Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 3
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Engineering Circuits

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Grade 8
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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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

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Kindergarten
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Floating and Sinking– How is Salt Water Different from Fresh Water?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Sound– Lesson 2: How Sound Travels

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Investigating Circuit Design– Solar Cells

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Physical Science
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Smithsonian literacy materials

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STC Program: Energy, Machines, and Motion Unit Kit

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Penguin Protection

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Grade 1
Life Science
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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Drying Chromotography Paper

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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STC Secondary: Exploring the Properties of Matter Unit

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

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Physical Science
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Simulating Sutures

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 7: Hurricanes- Destructive Storms

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Earth & Space Science
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Ecosystems– Notebooking Strategies

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Space Environment

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Zero Barriers in STEM Education Summit: Keynote Address & Closing Remarks

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Argos Education

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Catastrophic Events Unit Kit

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Grade 6
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Earth & Space Science
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Cool to Carry

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STC Literacy Series™: Electric Circuits

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Air Force Civilian Careers

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– Materials Considerations

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Department of Labor My Next Move - Explore Occupations

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STC Program: Ecosystems Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 3
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Grade 5
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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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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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LASER i3 in North Carolina

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