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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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Mosquito! How Can We Ensure Health For All From Mosquito-borne Diseases?

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Sustainability
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STC Program: Microworlds Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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STC Program: Floating and Sinking Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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STCMS™: Structure and Function

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Life Science
Cover of COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? NGSS-Aligned Teacher Companion Guide
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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? NGSS-Aligned Teacher Companion Guide

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Expedition: Insects

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Grade 3
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Life Science
Sustainability
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¡Comunidades Sostenibles! ¿Cómo contribuiremos al progreso de nuestra comunidad?

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Grade 6
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High School
Sustainability
Smithsonian Science for the Classroom Grade 3 Life Science Cover
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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Grade 3
Life Science
The Environmental Justice Guide cover with a fist of blue sky and green grass in the foreground of a gray polluted scene.
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Environmental Justice! How can we create environments that are healthy for everyone?

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High School
Sustainability
Curriculum

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

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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How Can We Provide Energy to Meet Diverse Needs?

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Grade 4
Engineering Design
Sustainability
How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate
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How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
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STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
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How Do Weather And Climate Affect Our Lives?

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Grade 3
Earth & Space Science
cover of Smihsonian Science for Global Goals Energy guide with solar panels, plants, wind turbines, and power lines.
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Energy! How can we ensure sustainable energy for all?

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Grade 6
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High School
Sustainability
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STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 5
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Experimenting with Forces and Motion

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Physical Science
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STCMS™: Genes and Molecular Machines

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Chemistry
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STC Program: Plant Growth and Development Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Grade 5
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STC Program: Rocks and Minerals Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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STC Program: Animal Studies Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Cover of Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer
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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer (2018)

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
Curriculum

STC-Secondary™: Researching the Sun-Earth-Moon System

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Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Organisms - From Macro to Micro Unit Kit

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Life Science
eBook

Stories of Women of Color in STEM

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Grade 7
Grade 8
Education
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STC Program: Weather Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Curriculum

STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

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Sustainability
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STC Program: Electrical Energy and Circuit Design Unit Kit

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Physical Science