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Explore Smithsonian: How Can Electricity Correct a Telescope in Outer Space?

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Investigating Circuit Design– Solar Cells

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Floating and Sinking– Making a Sinker Float

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Sound– Lesson 1: Thinking about Sound

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STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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Motion and Design– Lesson 1: Designing Vehicles: Getting Started

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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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STC Secondary: Discovering Electrical Systems

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Sugar Simulation

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Sound– Notebooking

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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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How Can We Provide Energy to Meet Diverse Needs?

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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer

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Exploring Properties of Matter– Surface Gravity

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Everyday Energy

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Changing Habitats

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STCMS™: Energy, Forces, and Motion

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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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

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STC Program: Energy, Machines, and Motion Unit Kit

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STC Program: Light Unit Kit

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What's the Code? Coding Robot Movements Using Sound

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Water Works

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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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Floating and Sinking– How is Salt Water Different from Fresh Water?

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Motion and Design– Using Cooperation Cups

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How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?

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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer (2018)

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