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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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

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Physical Science
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Mini Golf Motion

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

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Animal Studies–Science Vocabulary

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An Introduction to Space Weather and the Space Weather Prediction Center

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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Recording Earthquake Waves

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How Can We Map Land and Water on Earth?
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How Can We Map Land and Water On Earth?

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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Life Science
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Ecosystems– Lesson 2: Setting up the Terrarium

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Earth & Space Science
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¡BIOTECNOLOGÍA! ¿Cómo podemos crear un futuro sostenible usando labiotecnología de forma ética?

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Grade 6
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High School
Sustainability
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Weather Lab

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STC Program: Plant Growth and Development Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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National Professional Development Program: 2016 and 2017 Cohorts Report

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Using Thermometer Strips

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

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Case Statement

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Stories of Women in STEM: Symbiosis

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Sustainability
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LASER i3 Across 3 Regions

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists use Electricity to Study Fish Populations?

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 1: Getting Ready for Caterpillars

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Disaster Detector

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STC Program: Balancing and Weighing Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Kindergarten
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STC Program: Comparing and Measuring, 2nd Edition

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Storm Smart

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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EROS Image of the Week

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Grade 3
Engineering Design
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Milky Way Explorer

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Earth & Space Science
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Wright Patterson Air Force Base Educational Outreach: Virtual Career Speaker Sessions

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