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Earth As Art

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists use Electricity to Study Fish Populations?

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Electric Circuits– Making a Filament

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Be Mosquito Smart: Know the Enemy

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Save Weather Maps

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STC Program: Light Unit Kit

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How Do Weather And Climate Affect Our Lives?

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What is Our Evidence That We Live On A Changing Earth?
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What Is Our Evidence That We Live on a Changing Earth?

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STC Program: Sound Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | November

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Explore Smithsonian: How Does a Curator of Great Cats Monitor the Health of Individual Lions in a Pride?

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Smithsonian | Global Generations | The Global Classroom | September

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Teen Astronomy Cafe

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LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2017-2018 District Report: Aurora Public Schools
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LASER 2017-2018 District Report Highlights: Aurora Public Schools

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STC Secondary: Exploring the Properties of Matter Unit

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Santiago-Blay

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Filter Fun!

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Magnet Motion

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Ocean! How can we create a sustainable future for the ocean?

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Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root

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STC Program: Microworlds Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

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Scaffolding Science Vocabulary Development within Inquiry-Based Instruction

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Inquiry science is vital

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The Impact of LASER i3

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Launch, Propulsion, and Re-entry

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Promising Practices for Online Learning

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