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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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Astralgeology - Planets and Moons

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Channel Challenge!

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STC Program: Motion and Design Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Rocks and Minerals– Organizing Minerals

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Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program

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Teacher Tips: Weather

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Aquation: The Freshwater Access Game

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Milky Way Explorer

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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?

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STC Program: Weather Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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

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Physical Science
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STC Assessment Guide: Rocks and Minerals

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NASA - Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Department of Agriculture Moon Tree Scientists

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Increases in student achivement

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Inquiry science is the foundation

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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Media Kit

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How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow? Teacher Guide
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How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?

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An Introduction to Space Weather and the Space Weather Prediction Center

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Weather Widget

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Studying Soils: Claims and Evidence

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

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Build and use a simple spectroscope

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Dressed to Protect

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Hands-on science and non-English speakers

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Plant Growth and Development–Getting a Handle on Your Bee

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STC Assessment Guide: Weather

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