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Title screen for the educational life science game, Morphy.
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Morphy

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Grade 3
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Life Science
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Channel Challenge!

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Engineering Design
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Whale Protection Corps

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Grade 2
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Life Science
Sustainability
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Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root

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Education
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LASER i3 Across 3 Regions

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Education
LASER Focused on English Learners: PD plus an inquiry-based science curriculum improves K-8 teachers' perceived ability to support ELs and reduces the achievement gap in math and reading
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LASER Focused on English Learners - OELA 2020 Poster

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Education
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Beekeeper Presentation featuring Ren Ramsey

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

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Engineering Design
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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Grade 4
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Grade 7
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Engineering Design
Sustainability
Don't Call Me Extinct Podcasting Module
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Don't Call Me Extinct Podcasting Module

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

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Grade 3
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Grade 6
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Life Science
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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Sample Populations of Fish and Invertebrates Along the Shorelines?

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Grade 3
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Life Science
Sustainability
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Impact of Professional Development for Science Teachers

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Education
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LASER i3 in NC

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Education
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Tami's Tower: Pensemos en la ingenierĂ­a

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Engineering Design
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Introducing: Good Thinking!

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Education
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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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Grade 5
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Grade 8
Education
Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change Building a Sustainable Mindset
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Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change | Building a Sustainable Mindset

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Education
Sustainability
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Why Invest in STEM?

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Education
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Filter Fun!

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Engineering Design
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Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light

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Life Science
Cover of the grade 4 life science teacher guide with the title how can animals use their senses to communicate and images of fireflies, birds and eyes
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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
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Scaffolding Science Vocabulary Development within Inquiry-Based Instruction

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Education
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Anemometer Energy!

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Engineering Design
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Biodiversity! How can we balance the needs of people with the needs of other living things?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Life Science
Sustainability
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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: The Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon

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Education
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How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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Grade 1
Engineering Design
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Explore Smithsonian: How Can a Greenhouse Use Technology to Meet the Needs of Different Types of Plants?

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Tami's Tower: Let's Think About Engineering

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Grade 1
Grade 2
Kindergarten
Engineering Design