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Why is My Shadow Shorter Sometimes and Longer Other Times?

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Explore Smithsonian: How Do Astronomers See the Invisible Parts of the Universe?

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Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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Sound– Lesson 1: Thinking about Sound

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Soils– Reading Resource Extensions

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STC Program: Earth in Space Unit Kit

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Ecosystems– Notebooking Strategies

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How Can We Predict When The Sky Will Be Dark?

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How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion? Grade 3 Physical Science Trainer Guide

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How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties? Grade 5 Physical Science Trainer Guide

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STC Secondary: Experimenting with Forces and Motion

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STC Program: Light Unit Kit

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How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?
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How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?

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Ecosystems– Lesson 7: Joining Terrarium and Aquarium

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Land and Water– Literacy Integration (Using Alphabet Box with Science Vocabulary)

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Exploring Properties of Matter– Surface Gravity

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 3: Learning More about Rocks

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How Can We Light Our Way In The Dark?

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STCMS™: Genes and Molecular Machines

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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Fired Up About Energy

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How Does Energy Move from One Object to Another?

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Rocks and Minerals– Creating Take Home Field Guides

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Teacher Tips: Weather

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Michael Wise

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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Using Weather Maps

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‘Tis the Season for a Reason

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STCMS™: Energy, Forces, and Motion

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STCMS™: Earth's Dynamic Systems

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