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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical 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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Sustainability
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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Life Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Investigating the Effects of Colliding Air Masses

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Earth & Space Science
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Build and use a simple spectroscope

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Introduction to Moon Trees

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LASER i3 in New Mexico

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Sun STEM Toolkit

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

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LASER i3 Across 3 Regions

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STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Floating and Sinking– How is Salt Water Different from Fresh Water?

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
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A WEIGHTY PROBLEM

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Physical Science
Global Generations | The Global Classroom | November
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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | November

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Hands-on science and non-English speakers

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STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration (2018)

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Program: Organisms - From Macro to Micro Unit Kit

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Life Science
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How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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Grade 1
Earth & Space Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Measuring Time, Pack of 8

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STC Assessment Guide: Balancing and Weighing

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Separating Solutes (Preparation for Lesson)

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Physical Science
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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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Teacher Professional Development Live

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STC Secondary: Exploring the Nature of Light

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Physical Science
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What’s the “Matter” with Cells and Atoms?

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Explore Smithsonian: How Can a Greenhouse Use Technology to Meet the Needs of Different Types of Plants?

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Life Science
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Land and Water– Literacy Integration (Using Alphabet Box with Science Vocabulary)

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Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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STC Secondary: Understanding Weather and Climate

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Earth & Space Science
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21st Century Community Learning Centers NASA Engineering Design Challenges

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Space Junk Around Earth

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