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STC Secondary: Investigating Circuit Design

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Physical Science
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STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Grade 5
Engineering Design
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How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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Grade 1
Engineering Design
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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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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Grade 5
Physical Science
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Filter Fun!

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Engineering Design
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STCMS™: Genes and Molecular Machines

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Grade 6
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Chemistry
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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Grade 1
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Engineering Design
How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?
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How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?

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Grade 2
Physical Science
What is Our Evidence That We Live On A Changing Earth?
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What Is Our Evidence That We Live on a Changing Earth?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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How Does Energy Move from One Object to Another?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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How Can We Stay Cool in the Sun?

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Kindergarten
Engineering Design
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STC Secondary: Exploring the Properties of Matter Unit

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Grade 6
Grade 7
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Chemistry
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How Can We Change Solids And Liquids?

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Grade 2
Physical Science
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How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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Grade 1
Engineering Design
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Channel Challenge!

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Engineering Design
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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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Grade 1
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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Grade 4
Physical Science
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How Can We Change An Object's Motion?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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STCMS™: Energy, Forces, and Motion

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Physical Science
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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
How Can We Light Our Way In The Dark?
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How Can We Light Our Way In The Dark?

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Grade 1
Physical Science
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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
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How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark? Teacher Guide cover
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How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark?

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Grade 1
Physical Science
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Curriculum

STCMS™: Matter and Its Interactions

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Grade 6
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Chemistry
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STC Secondary: Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements Unit

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Grade 6
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Chemistry
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How Can We Stop Land From Washing Away?

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Grade 2
Engineering Design
Sustainability