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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Sample Populations of Fish and Invertebrates Along the Shorelines?

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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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Physical Science
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STC-Secondary™: Investigating Biodiversity and Interdependence

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Sound — Lessons 1-4: Materials

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What's the Code? Coding Robot Movements Using Sound

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STC Living Materials Order Sheet, Microworlds

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Stories of Women in STEM: Symbiosis

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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer

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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light

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Styling Sun Safety

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How much corn could DKIST pop if DKIST could pop corn?

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STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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STC Assessment Guide: Comparing and Measuring

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

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STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Universities Space Research Association (USRA) Programs

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Electric Circuits– Making a Filament

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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?

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Simulating Sutures

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– Materials Considerations

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Convection in the Mantle

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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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STC Program: Animal Studies Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Animal Studies– Materials and Organizations

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STC Program: Sound Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Space Force Recruiting Site

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STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Biotechnology! How can we ethically create a sustainable future using biotechnology?

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