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Grade 5-6: Science

Image: This inkless pen lets you write forever

This inkless pen lets you write forever

May 20, 2021

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Image: With this one quotable speech, Teddy Roosevelt changed the way America thinks about nature

With this one quotable speech, Teddy Roosevelt changed the way America thinks about nature

May 12, 2021

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Image: Virtual reality field trips give students advanced adventure

Virtual reality field trips give students advanced adventure

May 06, 2021

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Image: Why Utah might be your next favorite snorkeling destination

Why Utah might be your next favorite snorkeling destination

April 26, 2021

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Image: Some flowers create blue halo to attract bees

Some flowers create blue halo to attract bees

April 22, 2021

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Image: Two Antarctic penguins took an adorable "selfie"

Two Antarctic penguins took an adorable "selfie"

April 16, 2021

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Image: Robot recreates the walk of a 290-million-year-old creature

Robot recreates the walk of a 290-million-year-old creature

April 14, 2021

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Image: Special spit helps frogs get a grip on insects

Special spit helps frogs get a grip on insects

April 12, 2021

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Image: Cracking the mysteries of the elusive, majestic whale shark

Cracking the mysteries of the elusive, majestic whale shark

March 31, 2021

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Image: Uprooting how we think about plants: Flexible reproduction of ferns

Uprooting how we think about plants: Flexible reproduction of ferns

March 29, 2021

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