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Focus on the Stuff

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Science: A Work in Progress

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

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2013 Biodiversity: Smithsonian Science Education Academy for Teachers

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LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2018-2019 District Report: Aurora Public Schools
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LASER 2018-2019 District Report: Aurora Public Schools

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Sending "Learning Styles" Out of Style

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Biodiversity! How can we balance the needs of people with the needs of other living things?

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What's the Code? Coding Robot Movements Using Sound

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

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

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Introducing: Good Thinking!

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Filter Fun!

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

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Autumn-Lynn Harrison - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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Margarita Mora - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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LASER i3 in North Carolina

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Tami's Tower: Pensemos en la ingeniería

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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: The Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon

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Literacy Tool Use as an Integral Feature of Students’ “Science ing”

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Don't Call Me Extinct Podcasting Module

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How to Best Support Your Child’s Science Learning in the Time of COVID-19

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Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root

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What’s the “Matter” with Cells and Atoms?

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Attack the Knack

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Wilderness Watch!

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

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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Media Kit

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JAYO - Earth Optimism Summit 2017

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LASER Focused on English Learners: PD plus an inquiry-based science curriculum improves K-8 teachers' perceived ability to support ELs and reduces the achievement gap in math and reading
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LASER Focused on English Learners - OELA 2020 Poster

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Explore Smithsonian: What External Adaptations do Pandas Have for Their Unique Diet?

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