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Sound — Lessons 1-4: Materials

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Investigating the Effects of Colliding Air Masses

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Creating a "Cheat Sheet"

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

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

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STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration

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A WEIGHTY PROBLEM

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Exploring Properties of Matter– Other Surface Features

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Ecosystems– Notebooking Strategies

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Storm Smart

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STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration (2018)

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STC Secondary: Exploring the Nature of Light

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Land and Water– Literacy Integration (Sharing Predictions)

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STC Program: Energy, Machines, and Motion Unit Kit

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

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Land and Water– Lesson 2/3 The Water Cycle: Modeling Land and Water

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How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?
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How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?

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STC Secondary: Discovering Electrical Systems

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

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

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Sound– Lesson 2: How Sound Travels

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Rocks and Minerals– Organizing Minerals

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Rocks and Minerals– Incorporating Literacy

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 4: Heat Transfer and the Movement of Air

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Why is My Shadow Shorter Sometimes and Longer Other Times?

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Ecosystems– Lesson 7: Joining Terrarium and Aquarium

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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Convection in the Mantle

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Teacher Tips: Weather

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Soils– Materials Distribution: Roles and Responsibilities

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Bulldozing Technique for Science Class

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