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How Do Weather and Climate Affect Our Lives?

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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Ecosystems– Notebooking Strategies

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Investigating Biodiversity and Interdependence– Investigating Fungi

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 8: Shining a Light on the Minerals

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PROTEGIENDO A LES BALLENAS

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STC Secondary: Exploring Respiration and Circulation

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Soils– Organizing the Distribution Center

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Rocks and Minerals– Creating Take Home Field Guides

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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Elementary Weather Lesson

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How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?

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STC Secondary: Investigating Digestion and Motion

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How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

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Plant Growth and Development– Planting the Seeds

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

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How Can We Stop Soil From Washing Away?

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Explore Smithsonian: What can we Learn from Lion Poop?

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Teacher Tips: Weather

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STCMS™: Structure and Function

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Animal Studies– Materials and Organizations

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

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STC Secondary: Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements Unit

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PROTECTING WHALES

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Ecosystems– Lesson 2: Setting up the Terrarium

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 6: Temperature, Pressure, and Cloud Formation

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Santiago-Blay

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STC-Secondary™: Researching the Sun-Earth-Moon System

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