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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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STC Program: The Life Cycle of Butterflies Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Sugar Simulation

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STC Program: Land and Water Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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How Do Weather and Climate Affect Our Lives?

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STC Program: Plant Growth and Development Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?

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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? NGSS-Aligned Teacher Companion Guide

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STC Program: Organisms Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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STC Program: Microworlds Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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STC Program: Food Chemistry Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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STC Program: Animal Studies Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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STC Program: Weather Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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How Do Weather And Climate Affect Our Lives?

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PROTECTING WHALES

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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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STC Program: Motion and Design Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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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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Un Problema De Peso

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STC Program: Motion and Design Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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STC Program: Measuring Time Unit Kit

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How Can We Stay Safe On A Changing Earth?

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STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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STC Program: Electric Circuits Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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