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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Student Notebooking– Add an Envelope

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Sound– Notebooking

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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Resources for Educators and Students

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HOW CAN WE IDENTIFY MATERIALS BASED ON THEIR PROPERTIES?

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

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Biodiversity! How can we balance the needs of people with the needs of other living things?

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STC Literacy Series™: The Life Cycle of Butterflies

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NOAA Science on a Sphere

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Changing Earth

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Teen Astronomy Cafe

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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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Ecosystems– Material Consideration

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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 3: Learning More about Rocks

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Keep it Balanced

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Sunlight on the National Mall

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STC Literacy Series™: Food Chemistry

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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Convection in the Mantle

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Why is My Shadow Shorter Sometimes and Longer Other Times?

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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STC Secondary: Investigating Circuit Design

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STC–Kindergarten™: Exploring Forces and Motion Two-Use Unit Kit

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STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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STC Assessment Guide: Microworlds

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Unified Geologic Map of the Moon

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STC Assessment Guide: Chemical Tests

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Explore Smithsonian: What can we Learn from Lion Poop?

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

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STC Program: Weather Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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