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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? NGSS-Aligned Teacher Companion Guide

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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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STC Program: Chemical Tests Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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STC Program: Animal Studies Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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STC Program: Soils Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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STC Program: Ecosystems Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Floating and Sinking– Investigating Boat Designs

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Rocks and Minerals– Incorporating Literacy

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 14: Discovering that Butterflies are Insects

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STC Program: Comparing and Measuring, 2nd Edition

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Floating and Sinking– What Do We Know About Floating and Sinking?

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Soils– Organizing the Distribution Center

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STC Program: Balancing and Weighing Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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Organisms– Notebooking

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Explore Smithsonian: What Internal Adaptations do Pandas Have to Eat Bamboo?

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Soils– Reading Resource Extensions

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STC Program: Electric Circuits Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Land and Water– Literacy Integration (Sharing Predictions)

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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

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Sound– Notebooking

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Explore Smithsonian: How Does a Curator of Great Cats Monitor the Health of Individual Lions in a Pride?

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Rocks and Minerals– Creating Take Home Field Guides

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