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

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Orchids Attract Pollinators?

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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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

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Soils– Using Alpha Boxes

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Sound– Lesson 10: Changing the Pitch by Changing the Tension

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Plant Growth and Development– Planting the Seeds

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Sound — Lessons 1-4: Materials

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Animal Studies– Observing Millipedes More Closely

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

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Nonfiction 1 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Exploring Properties of Matter– Surface Gravity

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Sound– Notebooking

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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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Floating and Sinking– Making a Sinker Float

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Why is My Shadow Shorter Sometimes and Longer Other Times?

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 3: Learning More About Caterpillars

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Exploring Planetary Systems–Thinking about our Solar System

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Mousetrap Car

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Stories of Women of Color in STEM

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Investigating Biodiversity and Interdependence– Investigating Fungi

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Investigating Circuit Design– Generating Electric Energy

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Track and Monitor Blue Crab Populations in the Chesapeake Bay?

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Exploring Planetary Systems– Other Surface Features : Materials and Safety

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Inegration: Nonfiction 2 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 14: Discovering that Butterflies are Insects

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

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Soils– Organizing the Distribution Center

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