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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision?

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Floating and Sinking– Investigating Boat Designs

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

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How Does Motion Energy Change in a Collision? Grade 4 Physical Science Trainer Guide

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

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STC Secondary: Understanding Weather and Climate

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Unbalanced Forces Grade 3 Physical Science Trainer Guide

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How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion? Grade 3 Physical Science Trainer Guide

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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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Land and Water– Literacy Integration (Sharing Predictions)

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STC-Secondary™: Exploring Planetary Systems

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

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Sound– Lesson 8: Making a Model Eardrum

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How Can We Predict Patterns of Motion?

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How Do Weather and Climate Affect Our Lives?

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Properties of Matter Grade 5 Physical Science Trainer Guide

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How Can We Change Solids And Liquids?

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Rocks and Minerals– Lesson 2: Observing Rocks- How are They the Same and Different?

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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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STC Secondary: Investigating Circuit Design

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Exploring Planetary Systems– Other Surface Features : Materials and Safety

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How Does Energy Move from One Object to Another?

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

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

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Exploring Planetary Systems– Solar System Explorations

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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Understanding Weather and Climate– Lesson 5: Investigating the Effects of Colliding Air Masses

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