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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer (2018)

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Explore Smithsonian: What can we Learn from Lion Poop?

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

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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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Exploring Planetary Systems–Thinking about our Solar System

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Explore Smithsonian: How Are Optical Instruments Tested Before Space Flight?

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 1: Our Ideas About Weather and Climate– Save Weather Maps

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Weather Lab

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STC Secondary: Exploring the Nature of Light

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Disaster Detector

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

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Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive?

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STCMS™: Ecosystems and Their Interactions

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Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

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

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STC-Secondary™: Investigating Biodiversity and Interdependence

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

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World of the Small VR

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STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration

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STC Program: Earth in Space Unit Kit

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Track and Monitor Blue Crab Populations in the Chesapeake Bay?

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Inquiry 9.2 Prep Work

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 4: Heat Transfer and the Movement of Air

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements– Separating Solutes (Preparation for Lesson)

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 6: Temperature, Pressure, and Cloud Formation

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STC Program: Energy, Machines, and Motion Unit Kit

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How Can We Glide Like a Squirrel?

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Shrinking Sutures

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

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