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Running Up The Score: The Math In Sports

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Learn some of the math behind basketball and baseball.

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Cooking Up Math

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Learn about how math is used in the kitchen.

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Buying Power: The Math Behind Money

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Learn the basics of managing your money.

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Plastic-Eating Bacteria: Nature's Recyclers

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Learn how bacteria can help solve the world’s plastic problem.

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Innovation Design and Builds

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With a Design and Build lesson, students will think about problems, consider and test solutions, and reflect on their successes and failures.

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Introducing the Sun

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Learn the basics of the star we call the Sun.

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Let's Talk Health and Wellbeing Resources

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Discover a set of resources that will give you the background information you need for the Let's Talk Health and Wellbeing Visionary Symposium.

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Travel4Climate Carbon Emissions Calculator

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Let's Talk Climate Change: Resources

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Discover a set of resources to give you background knowledge on climate change.

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Let's Talk Food Resources

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Discover a set of resources curated to get you ready to discuss sustainable agriculture and food security.

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All About The Arctic: Resources

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Discover a set of resources designed to give you background information on all things Arctic!

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Social Emotional Learning

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Learn about social-emotional learning and how to foster it in STEM learning environments.

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Creating Positive Learning Environments

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Explore how to create positive learning environments that support learners’ social, emotional and cognitive development.

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Exploring the World of Virtual Reality

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Learn about the history of virtual reality and how it works.

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Using Plants to Make Medicines

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Learn how plants can be used to make vaccines.