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A lighthouse between two palm trees
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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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Engineering Design
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STC Secondary: Investigating Circuit Design

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Physical Science
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Investigating Circuit Design– Solar Cells

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Physical Science
Curriculum

STC Secondary: Discovering Electrical Systems

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Physical Science
Photo of a beam of light coming from a flashlight
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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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Physical Science
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Mini Golf Motion

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Kindergarten
Physical Science
Spirit of St. Louis
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STCMS™: Energy, Forces, and Motion

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Physical Science
Cover of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom teacher guide with a blue background and 12 images in circles with bicyclists, magnets, and a tire swing
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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Physical Science
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Floating and Sinking– Making a Sinker Float

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Physical Science
Cover of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom with yellow background and 12 images in circles with tiger stripes, insect, fossil, and animal crossing sign.
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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Engineering Design
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Sound– Lesson 8: Making a Model Eardrum

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Physical Science
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Sound– Lesson 9: Making Sounds with Strings

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Physical Science
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STC Secondary: Exploring the Nature of Light

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

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Physical Science
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Sound– Lesson 6: Vibrations We Can't See

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Sound — Lessons 1-4: Materials

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microscopic image of a cell
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STCMS™: Genes and Molecular Machines

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Chemistry
How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?
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How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?

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Physical Science
Curriculum

STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer

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

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

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Physical Science
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Water Works

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Engineering Design
Sustainability
The cover of A Weighty Problem grade 5 teacher guide with a collage of pictures depicting hiking gear, girls in science class, a boy hiking and a scale with a water and powder mixture.
Curriculum

A WEIGHTY PROBLEM

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Physical Science
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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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Cover of Un problema de peso with photos of backpacks
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Un Problema De Peso

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Grade 5
Physical Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How Can Electricity Correct a Telescope in Outer Space?

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Physical Science
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Sound– Notebooking

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Physical Science
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Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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Physical Science
Where Does the Water Go? Cover Image
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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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