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The Protecting Whales teacher guide cover with a collage of images showing a mother and baby humpback whale, a whale fluke in front of a military ship, a whale fluke, and a whale fluke in front of a cargo ship.
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PROTECTING WHALES

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Laser i3 in Action

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How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?
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How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

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How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark?

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Exploring Properties of Matter– Other Surface Features

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STC Program: Land and Water Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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STC Literacy Series™: Land and Water

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STC Assessment Guide: Animal Studies

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Plug-N-Play Satellites

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2-Body Equation of Motion

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 3: Learning More about Rocks

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Storm Smart

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Dr. Drew, Density, & Diffusion: Dr. Charles Richard Drew Giving Life Through Blood Research

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STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Microworlds– Unit Preparation

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Motion and Design– Using Cooperation Cups

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Changing Habitats

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National Professional Development Program: 2016 and 2017 Cohorts Report

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Channel Challenge!

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Earth Optimism: Change is Positively Possible

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STC Program: Ecosystems Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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BumperDucks

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How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Resources for Educators and Students

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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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

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Student Notebooking– Add an Envelope

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Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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Sound– Lesson 9: Making Sounds with Strings

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