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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Recording Earthquake Waves

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Earth & Space Science
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Soils– Reading Resource Extensions

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

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Sound– Lesson 1: Thinking about Sound

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Floating and Sinking– Making a Sinker Float

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Floating and Sinking– What Do We Know About Floating and Sinking?

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Why is My Shadow Shorter Sometimes and Longer Other Times?

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Rocks and Minerals– Incorporating Literacy

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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– Materials Considerations

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

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Land and Water– Lesson 2 The Water Cycle: Modeling Land and Water

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Organization!

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Physical Science
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Ecosystems– Lesson 2: Setting up the Terrarium

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Storm Smart

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Exploring Properties of Matter– Other Surface Features

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

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Explore Smithsonian: How Are Optical Instruments Tested Before Space Flight?

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Soils– Lesson 6: How Quickly Do Soils Settle in Water?

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Mousetrap Car

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

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 6: Temperature, Pressure, and Cloud Formation

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Animal Studies–Science Vocabulary

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis

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Life Science
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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 7: Hurricanes- Destructive Storms

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Organisms– Notebooking

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

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Land and Water– Literacy Integration (Sharing Predictions)

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

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

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Physical Science