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Earth Optimism Student Video Competition: The Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon

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How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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How Do Living Things Stay Safe And Grow?
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How Do Living Things Stay Safe And Grow?

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How Can We Stop Soil From Washing Away?

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

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Explore Smithsonian: How Can a Greenhouse Use Technology to Meet the Needs of Different Types of Plants?

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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Media Kit

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Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light

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How Would You Design a Lighthouse?

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World's Deadliest Animal Podcasting Module

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Explore Smithsonian: What can we Learn from Lion Poop?

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Building Networks and Enhancing Diversity in the K-12 STEM Teaching Workforce

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Introducing: Good Thinking!

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LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2018-2019 District Report: Aurora Public Schools
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LASER 2018-2019 District Report: Aurora Public Schools

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Earth Optimism Indonesia TV | Earth Optimism Education Series

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Why Invest in STEM?

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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian

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Attack the Knack

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

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We're the Smithsonian Science Education Center!

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LASER Focused: A Model for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science to English Learners - 2018-2019 District Report: Denver Public Schools
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LASER 2018-2019 District Report: Denver Public Schools

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How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow? Teacher Guide
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How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?

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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals PowerPoint

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Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change Building a Sustainable Mindset
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Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change | Building a Sustainable Mindset

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Beats and Banjos

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How Can We Stay Cool In The Sun?
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How Can We Stay Cool in the Sun?

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Earth Optimism: Change is Positively Possible

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How Can We Protect Animals When Their Habitat Changes?

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HOW CAN ANIMALS USE THEIR SENSES TO COMMUNICATE?

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