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Weather Lab

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What Can Maps Tell Us About Land and Water on Earth?
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What Can Maps Tell Us About Land and Water on Earth?

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Exploring Planetary Systems– Solar System Explorations

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Exploring Planetary Systems– Other Surface Features : Materials and Safety

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Inquiry 9.2 Prep Work

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Soils– Using Alpha Boxes

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Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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STCMS™: Earth's Dynamic Systems

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Soils– Organizing the Distribution Center

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Convection Current in the Air

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Land and Water– Literacy Extension

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Glider Guide

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Exploring Planetary Systems– The Solar System:Design

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 8: Shining a Light on the Minerals

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STCMS™: Matter and Its Interactions

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Soils– Lesson 6: How Quickly Do Soils Settle in Water?

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Explore Smithsonian: How Are Optical Instruments Tested Before Space Flight?

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 2: Observing Rocks- How are They the Same and Different?

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Exploring Planetary Systems–Thinking about our Solar System

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How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Teacher Tips: Weather

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Why is My Shadow Shorter Sometimes and Longer Other Times?

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 4: Heat Transfer and the Movement of Air

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Soils– Reading Resource Extensions

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Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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Ecosystems– Material Consideration

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Storm Smart

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Rocks and Minerals– Incorporating Literacy

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STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration

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STCMS™: Genes and Molecular Machines

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