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Development and Reproduction– Wisconsin Fast Plants Beginning the Cycle

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Microworlds– Unit Preparation

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Organisms– Literacy Integration

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Plant Growth and Development–Getting a Handle on Your Bee

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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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Everyday Energy

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Organisms– Notebooking

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Explore Smithsonian: How Does a Curator of Great Cats Monitor the Health of Individual Lions in a Pride?

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

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Explore Smithsonian: Dr. Avi Loeb - Jr. Professor of Science

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

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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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STC Program: Human Body Systems Unit Kit

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

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Aww Snap! a Snapdragon Study

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Habitats

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¡Biodiversidad! ¿Cómo podemos equilibrar las necesidades de las personas con las necesidades de otros seres vivos?

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Animal Studies– Materials Management

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 3: Learning More About Caterpillars

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Life Cycles of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis - Moving the Crysalis Properly

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Animal Studies–Science Vocabulary

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How Can We Provide Energy to Meet Diverse Needs?

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Explore Smithsonian: What can we Learn from Lion Poop?

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Explore Smithsonian: What External Adaptations do Pandas Have for Their Unique Diet?

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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How Can We Provide Energy to People’s Homes?

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STC Secondary: Investigating Digestion and Motion

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Keep it Balanced

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Explore Smithsonian: How Can We Know About the Reproductive Cycle of an Animal by Its Poop?

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