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STC Program: Electrical Energy and Circuit Design Unit Kit

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BumperDucks

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

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STC Secondary: Discovering Electrical Systems

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Motion and Design– Using Cooperation Cups

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STC Secondary: Exploring the Nature of Light

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

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Organization!

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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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STC Secondary: Investigating Circuit Design

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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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STC Secondary: Experimenting with Forces and Motion

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Water Works

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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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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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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer

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

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Drying Chromotography Paper

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

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

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STC-Secondary™: Researching Optical Systems

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Sound– Lesson 1: Thinking about Sound

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Exploring Properties of Matter– Surface Gravity

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STC Program: Food Chemistry Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

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Un Problema De Peso

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Separating Solutes (Preparation for Lesson)

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STC Program: Energy, Machines, and Motion Unit Kit

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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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