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The cover of A Weighty Problem grade 5 teacher guide with a collage of pictures depicting hiking gear, girls in science class, a boy hiking and a scale with a water and powder mixture.
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A WEIGHTY PROBLEM

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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists use Electricity to Study Fish Populations?

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Shrinking Sutures

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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision? Grade 4 Physical Science Trainer Guide

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Explore Smithsonian: What can we Learn from Lion Poop?

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Pick Your Plate! A Global Guide to Nutrition

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Explore the World of Small Through Virtual Reality

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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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

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Swing Along with a Pendulum: Clocking a Second

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Be Mosquito Smart: Know the Enemy

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Energy Grade 4 Engineering Trainer Guide

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Explore Smithsonian: Dr. Avi Loeb - Jr. Professor of Science

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Elementary Weather Lesson

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What's the Code? Coding Robot Movements Using Sound

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Nonfiction 2 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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Habitats

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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others?

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

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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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

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Teacher Tips: Weather

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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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

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Aquation: The Freshwater Access Game

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Sample Populations of Fish and Invertebrates Along the Shorelines?

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Explore Smithsonian: How Can We Know About the Reproductive Cycle of an Animal by Its Poop?

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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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