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STCMS™: Matter and Its Interactions

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

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Sound– Lesson 1: Thinking about Sound

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STC Program: Energy, Machines, and Motion Unit Kit

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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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How Does Energy Move from One Object to Another?

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Electric Circuits– Making a Filament

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STCMS™: Genes and Molecular Machines

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Explore Smithsonian: How Can Electricity Correct a Telescope in Outer Space?

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Motion and Design– "The Explore Build" Extension Activity

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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 Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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STC Program: Food Chemistry Student Investigations Guide, 3rd Edition

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

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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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

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BumperDucks

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STC Secondary: Experimenting with Forces and Motion

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STCMS™: Energy, Forces, and Motion

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

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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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Exploring Properties of Matter– Surface Gravity

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STC Secondary: Discovering Electrical Systems

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Exploring Properties of Matter– Other Surface Features

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Sound– Lesson 10: Changing the Pitch by Changing the Tension

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How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?
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How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– Materials Considerations

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STC Secondary: Investigating Circuit Design

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Sound — Lessons 1-4: Materials

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