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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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STC Secondary: Discovering Electrical Systems

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– Materials Considerations

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Floating and Sinking– Investigating Boat Designs

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Motion and Design– Lesson 1: Designing Vehicles: Getting Started

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Investigating Circuit Design– Generating Electric Energy

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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer

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Sound– Notebooking

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounts, and Elements– Marking Chromotography Paper

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Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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How Can We Light Our Way in the Dark?

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STC-Secondary™: Researching Optical Systems

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Floating and Sinking– Which Things Float? Which Things Sink?

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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

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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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

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Sound– Lesson 9: Making Sounds with Strings

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STC Secondary: Experimenting with Forces and Motion

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Mini Golf Motion

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STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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Sound — Lessons 1-4: Materials

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Floating and Sinking– Making a Sinker Float

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BumperDucks

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Light Up the Cave

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STC Program: Energy, Machines, and Motion Unit Kit

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STC Program: Food Chemistry Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

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Investigating Circuit Design– Solar Cells

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Drying Chromotography Paper

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