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

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Why is My Shadow Shorter Sometimes and Longer Other Times?

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Rocks and Minerals– Creating Take Home Field Guides

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What's the Code? Coding Robot Movements Using Sound

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How Do Weather And Climate Affect Our Lives?

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How Can We Protect and Clean Earth's Water?

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What Can Maps Tell Us About Land and Water on Earth?
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What Can Maps Tell Us About Land and Water on Earth?

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Ecosystems– Notebooking Strategies

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Soils– Reading Resource Extensions

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 2: Observing Rocks- How are They the Same and Different?

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Ecosystems– Lesson 7: Joining Terrarium and Aquarium

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Ouch! I Need a Bandage: Designing, Constructing, and Packaging a Bandage

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How Can We Use the Sky to Navigate?

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Ecosystems– Material Consideration

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

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Tami's Tower: Pensemos en la ingeniería

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How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need?

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Explore the World of Small Through Virtual Reality

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How Can We Stop Land From Washing Away?

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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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Teacher Tips: Weather

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Changing Habitats

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Changing Earth

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

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Elementary Weather Lesson

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Rocks and Minerals– Organizing Minerals

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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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Ecosystems– Lesson 2: Setting up the Terrarium

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Soils– Lesson 6: How Quickly Do Soils Settle in Water?

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