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STCMS™: Structure and Function

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Explore Smithsonian: What can we Learn from Lion Poop?

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Explore Smithsonian: Courtney Dressing - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Graduate Student

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Animal Studies– Materials Management

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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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

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

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STC Program: Organisms - From Macro to Micro Unit Kit

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Whale Protection Corps

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

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STC-Secondary™: Investigating Biodiversity and Interdependence

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Animal Studies– Materials and Organizations

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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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

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

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Expedition: Insects

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Investigating Biodiversity and Interdependence– Investigating Fungi

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What's the Code? Coding Robot Movements Using Sound

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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: How do Scientists use Electricity to Study Fish Populations?

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Microworlds– Unit Preparation

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Aww Snap! a Snapdragon Study

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Everyday Energy

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Nonfiction 1 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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

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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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

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STC Program: Human Body Systems Unit Kit

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