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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 1: Getting Ready for Caterpillars

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Animal Studies–Science Vocabulary

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Autumn-Lynn Harrison - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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STC Secondary: Exploring the Nature of Light

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Don't Call Me Extinct Podcasting Module

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Astrophysicist Explains Dark Matter and 4 other Cosmic Phenomena

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Food Chain Fix

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Inquiry 9.2 Prep Work

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Astralgeology - Planets and Moons

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English Learners in STEM: Interactive Graphic Organizer and Mix & Match

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Nonfiction 2 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Animal Studies– Materials and Organizations

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Teaching ELL Students– Teaching Academic Vocabulary

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Destination Deep Space

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

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How Does Energy Move from One Object to Another?

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How Can I Help an Animal Cross the Road Safely?

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Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light

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LASER i3 Across 3 Regions

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Ask an Expert -- The Corona Spy Satellite

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

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STC Program: Motion and Design Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Mousetrap Car

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STC Assessment Guide: Experiments with Plants

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Learning Science Through Inquiry

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PROTECTING WHALES

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Global Inspiration | Dr. Carol O'Donnell | Smithsonian | January

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STC Assessment Guide: Magnets and Motors

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