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Organisms– Notebooking

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Morphy

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Explore Smithsonian: What Internal Adaptations do Pandas Have to Eat Bamboo?

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Explore Smithsonian: Dr. Avi Loeb - Jr. Professor of Science

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Plant Growth and Development–Getting a Handle on Your Bee

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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Explore Smithsonian: What External Adaptations do Pandas Have for Their Unique Diet?

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Explore Smithsonian: How can Scientists Track the Movement of an Invasive Species of Fish?

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Stories of Women of Color in STEM

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Explore Smithsonian: How Does a Curator of Great Cats Monitor the Health of Individual Lions in a Pride?

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Explore Smithsonian: How Can We Know About the Reproductive Cycle of an Animal by Its Poop?

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Investigating Biodiversity and Interdependence– Investigating Fungi

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What's the Code? Coding Robot Movements Using Sound

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Keep it Balanced

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The Protecting Whales teacher guide cover with a collage of images showing a mother and baby humpback whale, a whale fluke in front of a military ship, a whale fluke, and a whale fluke in front of a cargo ship.
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PROTECTING WHALES

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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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

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STC-Secondary™: Investigating Biodiversity and Interdependence

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¡Biodiversidad! ¿Cómo podemos equilibrar las necesidades de las personas con las necesidades de otros seres vivos?

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PROTEGIENDO A LES BALLENAS

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Changing Habitats

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Animal Studies– Materials Management

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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 2: Caring for Caterpillars

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