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STC-Secondary™: Researching Optical Systems

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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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STC Program: Light Unit Kit

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Tami's Tower: Let's Think About Engineering

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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?

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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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Exploring Properties of Matter– Other Surface Features

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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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

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

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Sound– Lesson 1: Thinking about Sound

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Sound– Lesson 9: Making Sounds with Strings

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Changing Earth

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Changing Habitats

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How Can We Keep Land From Washing Away?

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STC Program: Energy, Machines, and Motion Unit Kit

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Sound– Lesson 10: Changing the Pitch by Changing the Tension

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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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

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Tami's Tower: Pensemos en la ingeniería

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STC Secondary: Working with Motors and Simple Machines

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Sound– Lesson 8: Making a Model Eardrum

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?

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Explore Smithsonian: Courtney Dressing - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Graduate Student

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Sound– Notebooking

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STC Secondary: Experimenting with Forces and Motion

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Exploring Properties of Matter– Surface Gravity

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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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