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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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Mini Golf Motion

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Un Problema De Peso

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Sound — Lessons 1-4: Materials

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Floating and Sinking– Which Things Float? Which Things Sink?

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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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How Can We Identify Materials Based On Their Properties?
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How Can We Identify Materials Based on Their Properties?

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

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How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?
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How Can We Change Solids and Liquids?

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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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How Can We Change Solids And Liquids?

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Sound– Lesson 9: Making Sounds with Strings

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How Can We Change An Object's Motion?

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Sugar Simulation

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Sound– Lesson 8: Making a Model Eardrum

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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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

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Electric Circuits– Making a Filament

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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Motion and Design– Using Cooperation Cups

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What is Our Evidence That We Live On A Changing Earth?
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What Is Our Evidence That We Live on a Changing Earth?

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How Does Energy Move from One Object to Another?

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Sound– Notebooking

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Explore the World of Small Through Virtual Reality

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Sound– Lesson 2: How Sound Travels

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How Can I Win a Game of Flashlight Tag?

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A WEIGHTY PROBLEM

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Floating and Sinking– How is Salt Water Different from Fresh Water?

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

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