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How Can We Keep Land From Washing Away?

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Lesson 2: Caring for Caterpillars

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How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?
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How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?

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Match The Pitch!

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Animal Studies– Observing Millipedes More Closely

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Microworlds– Unit Preparation

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What Explains Similarities and Differences Between Organisms?

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Aww Snap! a Snapdragon Study

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Water Works

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Photosynthesis: Blinded by the Light

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HOW CAN ANIMALS USE THEIR SENSES TO COMMUNICATE?

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Explore Smithsonian: How Can We Know About the Reproductive Cycle of an Animal by Its Poop?

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How Can We Provide Energy to Meet Diverse Needs?

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Explore Smithsonian: What Internal Adaptations do Pandas Have to Eat Bamboo?

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Explore Smithsonian: How can Scientists Track the Movement of an Invasive Species of Fish?

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Animal Studies– Materials Management

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

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Anemometer Energy!

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Interview with a Smithsonian Scientist: Dr. Santiago-Blay

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How Can We Provide Freshwater to Those in Need?

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Home on the Range

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How Can We Predict Change in Ecosystems?

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Life Cycle of Butterflies– Literacy Integration: Fiction

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Life Cycles of Butterflies– Lesson 8: Observing the Crysalis - Moving the Crysalis Properly

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Explore Smithsonian: How do Scientists Sample Populations of Fish and Invertebrates Along the Shorelines?

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Morphy

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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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How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate
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How Can Animals Use their Senses to Communicate?

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

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STC Program: Human Body Systems Unit Kit

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