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Inquiry-Based Science Fosters 21st Century Skills

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

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How much corn could DKIST pop if DKIST could pop corn?

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Plant Growth and Development–Getting a Handle on Your Bee

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Explore Smithsonian: What can we Learn from Lion Poop?

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Organization!

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STC Program: Electrical Energy and Circuit Design Unit Kit

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Ask an Expert -- The Corona Spy Satellite

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Engineering Batteries

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Match The Pitch!

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NASA: Faces of Technology

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Explore Smithsonian: What Internal Adaptations do Pandas Have to Eat Bamboo?

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Learning Without Borders (Carol O’Donnell, 2018)

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Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

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STC Assessment Guide: Plant Growth and Development

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STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 2: Caring for Caterpillars

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Convection Current in the Air

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STC Assessment Guide: Animal Studies

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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STC Assessment Guide: Land and Water

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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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What Can Maps Tell Us About Land and Water on Earth?
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What Can Maps Tell Us About Land and Water on Earth?

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How Can We Change an Object’s Motion?

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English Learners in STEM: Language Log

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Space Environment

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Conservation of Energy & Momentum

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STCMS™: Structure and Function

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