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Floating and Sinking– What Do We Know About Floating and Sinking?

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How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need?

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Changing Habitats

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How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?
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How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?

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Sound– Lesson 9: Making Sounds with Strings

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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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

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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Sound– Lesson 6: Vibrations We Can't See

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Floating and Sinking– Making a Sinker Float

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Sound– Notebooking

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

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Sound– Lesson 8: Making a Model Eardrum

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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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Sound — Lessons 1-4: Materials

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Sound– Lesson 2: How Sound Travels

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Sugar Simulation

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A WEIGHTY PROBLEM

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Water Works

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Mini Golf Motion

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Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?
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How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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Electric Circuits– Making a Filament

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Motion and Design– Using Cooperation Cups

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