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Sustainable Communities! How will we help our community thrive?

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¡Biodiversidad! ¿Cómo podemos equilibrar las necesidades de las personas con las necesidades de otros seres vivos?

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Explore Smithsonian: What External Adaptations do Pandas Have for Their Unique Diet?

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

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BumperDucks

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¡El Océano! ¿Cómo podemos crear un futuro sostenible para el océano?

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Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?

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

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

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

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Where Does the Water Go? Calculating a Neighborhood Water Footprint

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

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

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Stories of Women in STEM: Biotechnology

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Biodiversity! How can we balance the needs of people with the needs of other living things?

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¡ENERGÍA! ¿Cómo podemos garantizar una energía sostenible para todos?

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Engineering Circuits

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¡Lucha Contra El Cambio Climatico! ¿Cómo podemos mitigar el impacto humano en la atmósfera?

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

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Creature Feature: A Genes and Molecular Machines Lesson

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Build Your Own Touch Screen Stylus

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Mousetrap Car

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Orchids Attract Pollinators?

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Yuck! That Tastes Terrible: Discovering a Unique Genetic Trait

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

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Which Force Is With You? A Motion and Design Lesson

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Explore Smithsonian: James Smithson - The Founder of the Smithsonian

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Explore the World of Small Through Virtual Reality

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Experimenting with Forces of Motion– The Force of Friction

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