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Science Starts With a Question: Chemical Reactions (Student Guide)

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Swing Along with a Pendulum: Clocking a Second

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How Can We Keep Land From Washing Away?

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Engineering Design
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¡BIOTECNOLOGÍA! ¿Cómo podemos crear un futuro sostenible usando labiotecnología de forma ética?

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Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?

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BumperDucks

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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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Shrinking Sutures

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Weather Lab

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Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive?

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Environmental Justice! How can we create environments that are healthy for everyone?

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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Mousetrap Car

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Dr. Drew, Density, & Diffusion: Dr. Charles Richard Drew Giving Life Through Blood Research

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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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How Can We Change Solids And Liquids?

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Teacher Tips: Weather

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Science Starts With a Question: Energy (Student Guide)

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Explore Smithsonian: How Can a Greenhouse Use Technology to Meet the Needs of Different Types of Plants?

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¡Biodiversidad! ¿Cómo podemos equilibrar las necesidades de las personas con las necesidades de otros seres vivos?

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Life Science
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Tami's Tower: Let's Think About Engineering

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Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

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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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Pick Your Plate! A Global Guide to Nutrition

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Home on the Range

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Glider Guide

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Pick Your Plate! Guía Global de Nutrición

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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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Explore Smithsonian: How can Scientists Track the Movement of an Invasive Species of Fish?

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