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BumperDucks

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Sound — Lessons 1-4: Materials

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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Sound– Lesson 2: How Sound Travels

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Floating and Sinking– Investigating Boat Designs

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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

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

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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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STCMS™: Energy, Forces, and Motion

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What's the Code? Coding Robot Movements Using Sound

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

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Changing Habitats

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Exploring Properties of Matter– Other Surface Features

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Investigating Circuit Design– Solar Cells

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– Materials Considerations

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

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Organization!

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Explore Smithsonian: How Can Electricity Correct a Telescope in Outer Space?

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

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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Mini Golf Motion

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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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Electric Circuits– Making a Filament

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How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?

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STC Program: Energy, Machines, and Motion Unit Kit

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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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

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Floating and Sinking– Making a Sinker Float

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