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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Explore Smithsonian: What can we Learn from Lion Poop?

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis

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

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Organisms– Notebooking

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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Water Works

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Animal Studies– Observing Millipedes More Closely

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Morphy

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PROTEGIENDO A LES BALLENAS

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

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

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What's the Code? Coding Robot Movements Using Sound

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

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Everyday Energy

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

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How Can We Provide Energy to Meet Diverse Needs?

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

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Aww Snap! a Snapdragon Study

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

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 1: Getting Ready for Caterpillars

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How Can We Provide Energy to People’s Homes?

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Microworlds– Unit Preparation

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PROTECTING WHALES

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Whale Protection Corps

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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

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

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