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Space Weather and Earth's Aurora

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Earth & Space Science
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LASER i3 PLCs and Online Resources

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Education
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Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Sustainability
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NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

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Curriculum

STC Program: Microworlds Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Webcast

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

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Bootons la COVID-19! Module

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Education
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STC Assessment Guide: Floating and Sinking

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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Wright Patterson Air Force Base Educational Outreach: Virtual Career Speaker Sessions

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Earth & Space Science
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Inquiry-Based Science Fosters 21st Century Skills

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Education
LASER Focused on English Learners: PD plus an inquiry-based science curriculum improves K-8 teachers' perceived ability to support ELs and reduces the achievement gap in math and reading
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LASER Focused on English Learners - OELA 2020 Poster

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Education
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Smithsonian literacy materials

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App

Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Hands-on science and non-English speakers

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Curriculum

STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring the World Set

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Kindergarten
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Weather Lab

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Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Technology of Paper, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
Grade 6
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NGA Explains: What is GPS?

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Earth & Space Science
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Curriculum

How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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Grade 1
Engineering Design
Curriculum

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

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Video

Exploring Planetary Systems– Solar System Explorations

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

STC Program: Properties of Matter Unit Kit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Video

Investigating Biodiversity and Interdependence– Investigating Fungi

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Soils– Lesson 6: How Quickly Do Soils Settle in Water?

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Rocks and Minerals– Organizing Minerals

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
Curriculum

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

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Video

Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Video

Explore Smithsonian: What Internal Adaptations do Pandas Have to Eat Bamboo?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
Video

Teacher Tips: Land and Water

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Earth & Space Science
Sustainability
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Plug-N-Play Satellites

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Earth & Space Science