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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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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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STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Beats and Banjos

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Diverse Stories of Resilience: Indigenous Wisdom

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LASER i3 in New Mexico

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Transforming Science Education

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Animal Studies– Materials and Organizations

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NASA - Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Rainy Day Fabrics

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Animal Studies– Observing Millipedes More Closely

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STC Assessment Guide: Motion and Design

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Students in Benin gather around a sanitation station
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Bootons la COVID-19! Module

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

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STCMS™: Structure and Function

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

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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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Explore Smithsonian: What can we Learn from Lion Poop?

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NGA Explains: What is GPS?

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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Elementary Weather Lesson

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STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Anemometer Energy!

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English Learners in STEM: Realia Wall and Sentence Frames

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NOAA Planet Stewards

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Destination Deep Space

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 4: Heat Transfer and the Movement of Air

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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Convection in the Mantle

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Gravity

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STC Living Materials Order Sheet, Microworlds

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