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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer

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Sound– Lesson 6: Vibrations We Can't See

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Floating and Sinking– How is Salt Water Different from Fresh Water?

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Exploring Properties of Matter– Other Surface Features

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Sound– Lesson 1: Thinking about Sound

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Floating and Sinking– Investigating Boat Designs

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STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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Explore Smithsonian: How Can Electricity Correct a Telescope in Outer Space?

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Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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Floating and Sinking– What Do We Know About Floating and Sinking?

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

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Exploring Properties of Matter– Surface Gravity

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Investigating Circuit Design– Solar Cells

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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STC Program: Energy, Machines, and Motion Unit Kit

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Sound– Lesson 2: How Sound Travels

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Sound– Lesson 8: Making a Model Eardrum

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Sound– Notebooking

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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STC Secondary: Experimenting with Forces and Motion

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?

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Sound — Lessons 1-4: Materials

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

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

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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer

Sound– Lesson 6: Vibrations We Can't See

Floating and Sinking– How is Salt Water Different from Fresh Water?

Exploring Properties of Matter– Other Surface Features

Sound– Lesson 1: Thinking about Sound

Floating and Sinking– Investigating Boat Designs

STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

STC-Secondary™: Researching Optical Systems

Explore Smithsonian: How Can Electricity Correct a Telescope in Outer Space?

Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

Floating and Sinking– What Do We Know About Floating and Sinking?

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

Exploring Properties of Matter– Surface Gravity

Investigating Circuit Design– Solar Cells

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

STC Program: Energy, Machines, and Motion Unit Kit

Sound– Lesson 2: How Sound Travels

Sound– Lesson 8: Making a Model Eardrum

Sound– Notebooking

How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

STC Secondary: Experimenting with Forces and Motion

Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?

STCMS™: Energy, Forces, and Motion

Sound — Lessons 1-4: Materials

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

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

Floating and Sinking– Making a Sinker Float