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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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That’s so Meta(cognitive)!

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 14: Discovering that Butterflies are Insects

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How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate
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How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate?

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2013 Biodiversity: Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers

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How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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Organisms– Notebooking

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Teaching ELL Students– Small Group Work

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Morphy

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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Media Kit

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LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2018-2019 District Report: Denver Public Schools
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LASER 2018-2019 District Report: Denver Public Schools

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How Can We Stay Cool in the Sun?

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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Plant Growth and Development– Planting the Seeds

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LASER i3 in Houston

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Student Notebooking– Table of Contents

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Zero Barriers in STEM Education Accessibility and Inclusion Workbook

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Don't Call Me Extinct Podcasting Module

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

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Autumn-Lynn Harrison - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Literacy Tool Use as an Integral Feature of Students’ “Science ing”

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How Can We Provide Energy to Meet Diverse Needs?

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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

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Science: A Work in Progress

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Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root

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Tami's Tower: Pensemos en la ingeniería

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Student Notebooking– Tools: Using a Lab Report Writing Wheel

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Setting Up and Maintaining an Online Science Classroom for Success

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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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