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STC Secondary: Understanding Weather and Climate

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Disaster Detector

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

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

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

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Explore Smithsonian: Courtney Dressing - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Graduate Student

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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Creating a "Cheat Sheet"

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Ecosystems– Lesson 2: Setting up the Terrarium

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Investigating the Effects of Colliding Air Masses

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STCMS™: Earth's Dynamic Systems

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 4: Heat Transfer and the Movement of Air

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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Convection in the Mantle

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Soils– Reading Resource Extensions

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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Exploring Planetary Systems– Other Surface Features: Don't Hurry the Slurry

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Ecosystems– Material Consideration

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

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STC Secondary: Exploring Plate Tectonics

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Teacher Tips: Weather

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Using Weather Maps

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Elementary Weather Lesson

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Weather Lab

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STC-Secondary™: Exploring Planetary Systems

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