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How Can We Stay Cool in the Sun?

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STC Program: Microworlds Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists use Electricity to Study Fish Populations?

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

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Orchids Attract Pollinators?

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

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Development and Reproduction– Wisconsin Fast Plants Beginning the Cycle

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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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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 2: Caring for Caterpillars

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Life Science
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STC Secondary: Investigating Digestion and Motion

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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Sample Populations of Fish and Invertebrates Along the Shorelines?

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Life Cycles of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis - Moving the Crysalis Properly

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Plant Growth and Development– Planting the Seeds

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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Animal Studies–Science Vocabulary

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Microworlds– Unit Preparation

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

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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 3: Learning More About Caterpillars

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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Nonfiction 2 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 14: Discovering that Butterflies are Insects

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Keep it Balanced

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

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STCMS™: Ecosystems and Their Interactions

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Investigating Biodiversity and Interdependence– Investigating Fungi

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