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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: Conserving Coral Reefs

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How Can We Light Our Way In The Dark?
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How Can We Light Our Way In The Dark?

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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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LASER i3 in New Mexico

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Learning Without Borders (Carol O’Donnell, 2018)

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Introducing: Good Thinking!

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Sound– Lesson 10: Changing the Pitch by Changing the Tension

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Floating and Sinking– What Do We Know About Floating and Sinking?

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How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?
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How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?

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

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Mousetrap Car

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STC Program: Food Chemistry Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

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Focus on the Stuff

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STC Secondary: Experimenting with Forces and Motion

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– Materials Considerations

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Light Up the Cave

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STC-Secondary™: Researching Optical Systems

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Student Notebooking– Tools: Using a Lab Report Writing Wheel

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How to Best Support Your Child’s Science Learning in the Time of COVID-19

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i3 PLC Leaders Becoming an Increasingly Effective Collaborative Team

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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Case Statement

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Student Notebooking– Table of Contents

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Autumn-Lynn Harrison - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: The Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon

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Margarita Mora - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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English Learners in STEM: Realia Wall and Sentence Frames

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Student Notebooking– Add an Envelope

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounts, and Elements– Marking Chromotography Paper

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STC Secondary: Exploring the Properties of Matter Unit

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