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Creature Feature: A Genes and Molecular Machines Lesson Cover Image
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Creature Feature: A Genes and Molecular Machines Lesson

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That’s so Meta(cognitive)!

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Education
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Motion and Design– Lesson 1: Designing Vehicles: Getting Started

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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How much corn could DKIST pop if DKIST could pop corn?

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Space Dynamics Lab STEM K-12

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Earth & Space Science
The nose of a two propeller plane.
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NASA's Sustainable Aviation STEM Toolkit

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Separating Solutes (Preparation for Lesson)

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Physical Science
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Soils– Materials Distribution: Roles and Responsibilities

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Women in Aviation and Space History

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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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Astrophysicist Explains Dark Matter and 4 other Cosmic Phenomena

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STC Literacy Series™: Rocks and Minerals

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Grade 3
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Sunrise over Earth from space
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An Introduction to Space Weather and the Space Weather Prediction Center

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Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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Earth & Space Science
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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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Astrophysicist Answers YouTube's James Webb question

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STC Secondary: Exploring Plate Tectonics

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Earth & Space Science
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Biotechnology! How can we ethically create a sustainable future using biotechnology?

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High School
Sustainability
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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Nonfiction 1 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Kindergarten
Life Science
Illustrated Earth in space with two orbit circle around it
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Orbital Mechanics

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
How Can We Predict When the Sky Will Be Dark?
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How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
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Teacher Tips: Land and Water

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Sustainability
Image of cover of "COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?" The main image is an illustration of the coronavirus.
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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?

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High School
Sustainability
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Why Right Brained is Wrong…Brained

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Terita Norton, Electrical Engineer and Systems Director - STEM Literacy Project

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Convection Current in the Air

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Earth & Space Science
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Teaching with Telescopes

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2013 Biodiversity: Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers

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Education
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Ask an Expert -- The Corona Spy Satellite

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