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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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

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STC Program: Plant Growth and Development Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 3: Learning More about Rocks

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Exploring Planetary Systems– Other Surface Features: Don't Hurry the Slurry

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Exploring Plate Tectonics– Convection in the Mantle

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 1: Getting Ready for Caterpillars

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Motion and Design– Safety with Building Pieces

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STC Program: Changes Unit Kit, 2nd Edition

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STC Program: Electrical Energy and Circuit Design Unit Kit

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 9: Ocean Currents- Using Thermometer Strips

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STCMS™: Electricity, Waves, and Information Transfer

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 8: Shining a Light on the Minerals

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

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STCMS™: Energy, Forces, and Motion

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounts, and Elements– Marking Chromotography Paper

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Orchids Attract Pollinators?

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Floating and Sinking– Weighing Floaters and Sinkers

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 14: Discovering that Butterflies are Insects

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COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? NGSS-Aligned Teacher Companion Guide

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

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Nonfiction 1 - Multiple Intelligence Retell

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STC-Secondary™: Exploring Planetary Systems

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PROTECTING WHALES

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

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¡Mosquito! ¿Cómo podemos garantizar la salud para todos contra las enfermedades transmitidas por los mosquitos?

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STC Program: Land and Water Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

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STCMS™: Space Systems Exploration (2018)

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Rocks and Minerals– Organizing Minerals

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