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✕ Planetary Sciences
STEM in 30: Shake Rattle and Roll: The Science Underneath Earthquakes and Volcanoes Travel to the Pacific Northwest, home to some of the most seismically active areas in the U.S. Learn from experts about tectonic activity and find out if they know when the “big one” will hit. https://youtu.be/VkT7zKNHPm8 Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Science

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 STEM in 30: Remote Sensing; and how it Impacts YOUR life. Remote Sensing is the gathering of data remotely. This data is gathered from satellites; airplanes; and even drones flying through hurricanes. https://youtu.be/3VtZleF7nQ8 Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Physical science, Technology and Engineering

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 Try This at Home: Coloring Images from Space Learn how the images from the Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes are colored. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_VsIzr2zE4 Grade 12, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 11, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3, Grade 2, Grade 1, Grade K Astronomy, Science, Solar System, Telescopes, Art

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 Lightning Lesson: No Telescope? 3 Easy Ways to Get Started Stargazing You do not need an expensive telescope to stargaze. Here are three easy methods to introduce you to stargazing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9U_GcfPIFQ Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3, Grade 2, Grade 1, Grade K Astronomy, Science, Solar System, Stars, Spaceflight

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 Lightning Lesson: Something’s Fishy: Learn About Earth’s Water Supply Find out how much of the water on Earth available as drinking water. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo26u5IyIAY Grades 15-16, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 2, Grade 1, Grade K Science

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 My Path: Don't Be Afraid of Who You Are. Hannah Wakeford; Astronomer Dr. Hannah Wakeford is on the cutting edge researching and hunting for exoplanets. Many of these newly discovered planets are in the Goldilocks Zone where conditions may be right to support life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM4gSVAhMIQ&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_VvN6SkGaFShkAyOcNX8Rry&index=9 Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Astronomy, Dwarf planets, Exoplanets, People, Spaceflight, Solar System

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 My Path: Dava Newman; Former Deputy Administrator for NASA Have you ever wondered how important people get to where they are? NASA's deputy director; Dava Newman; shares her path in this segment brought to you by STEM in 30. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyylQhSl0IE&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_VvN6SkGaFShkAyOcNX8Rry&index=8 Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Human spaceflight, Moon (Earth), People, Science, Small solar system bodies, Solar System, Spaceflight, Space Shuttle program, Spacecraft, Women

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 Lightning Lesson: How to Create Eclipse Art Get creative during a solar eclipse and find out how to use the Sun as an artistic tool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UNj8k3wkls&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_VhRvL-NRicNDXd_8Q5iO2g&index=3 Grades 15-16, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 2, Grade 1, Grade K Art, Astronomy, Solar System, Sun, Moon (Earth)

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 Try This at Home: Moon Phase Board Here is a way that you can create a 3D model to wrap your head around moon phases. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOjekBgALWI Grades 17-20, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grades 15-16, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3, Grade 2, Grade 1, Grade K Astronomy, Moon (Earth), Solar System, Sun, Science

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 ​Identifying Landforms from the International Space Station This lesson presents several images taken from the International Space Station and challenges students to identify the land forms and their locations on Earth. https://s.si.edu/IdentifyingLandformsISS Grade K, Grade 2, Grade 1 Life sciences, Science, Space stations

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 Identifying Landforms from the International Space Station This presentaton show multiple landforms from the ISS. It supports the Identifying Landforms from the International Space Station Lesson and Learning Lab https://s.si.edu/IdentifyingLandformsISSPresentation Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2 Science, Space stations

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 Planetary Landforms Presentation on how landformsare are created on Earth, other planets and our Moon. Supports Planetary Landforms Lesson and Learning Lab https://s.si.edu/PlanetaryLandformsPresentation Grade 4 Science, Physical science

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