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STCMS™: Matter and Its Interactions

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Plant Growth and Development–Getting a Handle on Your Bee

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

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STC-Secondary™: Researching Optical Systems

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

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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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STC Secondary: Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements Unit

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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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¡Biodiversidad! ¿Cómo podemos equilibrar las necesidades de las personas con las necesidades de otros seres vivos?

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

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Stories of Women of Color in STEM

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Drying Chromotography Paper

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Plant Growth and Development– Planting the Seeds

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

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Animal Studies– Observing Millipedes More Closely

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Mini Golf Motion

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STCMS™: Genes and Molecular Machines

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How Can We Provide Energy to Meet Diverse Needs?

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STCMS™: Energy, Forces, and Motion

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Microworlds– Unit Preparation

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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Explore Smithsonian: What Internal Adaptations do Pandas Have to Eat Bamboo?

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Explore Smithsonian: How can Scientists Track the Movement of an Invasive Species of Fish?

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Development and Reproduction– Wisconsin Fast Plants Beginning the Cycle

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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– Materials Considerations

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STC Secondary: Investigating Circuit Design

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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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PROTECTING WHALES

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