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| Science: A Way of Knowing | |
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| Science Through the Day: Sunrise | |
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| The Role of Science | |
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| Making Choices | |
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| Why Study Science? | |
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| The Scientific Method | |
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| The Ongoing Process of Science | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| Other Ways of Knowing | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| Technology | |
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| Thinking More About Research | |
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| The Ordered Universe | |
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| Science Through the Day: Cause and Effect | |
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| The Night Sky | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| The Birth of Modern Astronomy | |
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| The Birth of Mechanics | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| Isaac Newton and the Universal Laws of Motion | |
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| Momentum | |
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| Technology | |
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| The Universal Force of Gravity | |
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| Thinking More About Order | |
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| Energy | |
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| Science Through the Day: Morning Routine | |
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| The Great Chain of Energy | |
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| Scientifically Speaking | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| Forms of Energy | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| The Interchangeability of Energy | |
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| The Ongoing Process of Science | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| The First Law of Thermodynamics: Energy Is Conserved | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| Technology | |
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| Thinking More About Energy | |
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| Heat and the Second Law of Thermodynamics | |
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| Science Through the Day: A Hot Breakfast | |
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| Nature's Direction | |
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| Coming to Terms with Heat | |
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| Technology | |
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| Specific Heat Capacity | |
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| Heat Transfer | |
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| Technology | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| The Second Law of Thermodynamics | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| Consequences of the Second Law | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| Thinking More About Entropy | |
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| Electricity and Magnetism | |
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| Science Through the Day: The Hidden Force | |
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| Nature's Other Forces | |
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| Static Electricity | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| Magnetism | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| Batteries and Electric Circuits | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| Technology | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| Two Kinds of Electric Circuits | |
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| Connections Between Electricity and Magnetism | |
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| Magnetic Effects from Electricity | |
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| Technology | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| Electrical Effects from Magnetism | |
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| Technology | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| Thinking More About Electromagnetism | |
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| Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation | |
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| Science Through the Day: The Radio | |
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| The Nature of Waves | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| The Electromagnetic Wave | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| The Electromagnetic Spectrum | |
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| Technology | |
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| Technology | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| The Ongoing Process of Science | |
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| Thinking More About Electromagnetic Radiation | |
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| Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity | |
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| Science Through the Day: Waiting at the Stoplight | |
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| Frames of Reference | |
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| Relativity and the Speed of Light | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| Special Relativity | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| General Relativity | |
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| Thinking More About Relativity | |
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| The Atom | |
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| Science Through the Day: A Deep Breath | |
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| The Smallest Pieces | |
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| The Structure of the Atom | |
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| When Matter Meets Light | |
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| Spectroscopy | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| Technology | |
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| The Periodic Table of the Elements | |
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| Science News | |
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| Thinking More About Atoms | |
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| Quantum Mechanics | |
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| Science Through the Day: Digital Pictures | |
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| The World of the Very Small | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| Probabilities | |
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| Wave-Particle Duality | |
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| Technology | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| Wave-Particle Duality and the Bohr Atom | |
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| Science News | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| Thinking More About Quantum Mechanics | |
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| Atoms in Combination: The Chemical Bond | |
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| Science Through the Day: Throwing Things Away | |
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| Our Material World | |
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| Electron Shells and the Chemical Bond | |
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| Types of Chemical Bonds | |
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| States of Matter | |
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| Technology | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| Chemical Reactions and the Formation of Chemical Bonds | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| Technology | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| Thinking More About Atoms in Combination | |
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| Properties of Materials | |
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| Science Through the Day: Hauling Gear | |
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| Materials and the Modern World | |
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| The Strengths of Materials | |
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| Electrical Properties of Materials | |
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| The Ongoing Process of Science | |
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| Magnetic Properties of Materials | |
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| Microchips and the Information Revolution | |
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| Technology | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| Science News | |
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| Thinking More About Properties of Materials | |
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| The Nucleus of the Atom | |
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| Science Through the Day: Radioactivity Around Us | |
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| Empty Space, Explosive Energy | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| The Organization of the Nucleus | |
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| Radioactivity | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| Energy from the Nucleus | |
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| Technology | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| Science News | |
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| Thinking More About The Nucleus | |
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| The Ultimate Structure of Matter | |
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| Science Through the Day: Looking at Sand | |
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| Of What Is the Universe Made? | |
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| Discovering Elementary Particles | |
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| Technology | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| The Elementary Particle Zoo | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| The Ongoing Process of Science | |
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| The Four Fundamental Forces | |
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| Science News | |
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| Thinking More About Particle Physics | |
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| The Stars | |
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| Science Through the Day: Sunshine | |
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| The Nature of Stars | |
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| Measuring the Stars with Telescopes and Satellites | |
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| The Anatomy of Stars | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| The Ongoing Process of Science | |
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| Technology | |
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| The Variety of Stars | |
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| The Life Cycles of Stars | |
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| Science News | |
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| Thinking More About Stars | |
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| Cosmology | |
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| Science Through the Day: A Glowing Charcoal Fire | |
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| Galaxies | |
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| The Redshift and Hubble's Law | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| The Big Bang | |
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| The Evolution of the Universe | |
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| Dark Matter and Ripples at the Beginning of Time | |
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| The End of the Universe | |
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| Science News | |
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| Thinking More About Cosmology | |
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| The Earth and Other Planets | |
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| Science Through the Day: The Sun and the Moon | |
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| The Sun and Its Planets | |
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| The Nebular Hypothesis | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| The Formation of Terrestrial Planets | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| Technology | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| The Outer Solar System | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| Science News | |
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| Thinking More About Planets | |
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| Plate Tectonics | |
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| Science Through the Day: Windblown Sand | |
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| The Dynamic Earth | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| Plate Tectonics: A Unifying View of the Earth | |
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| The Ongoing Process of Science | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| Another Look at Volcanoes and Earthquakes | |
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| The Ongoing Process of Science | |
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| Technology | |
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| Science News | |
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| Thinking More About Plate Tectonics | |
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| Cycles of the Earth | |
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| Science Through the Day: A Seaward Breeze | |
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| Cycles Small and Large | |
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| The Hydrologic Cycle | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| The Atmospheric Cycle | |
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| The Ongoing Process of Science | |
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| Technology | |
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| The Rock Cycle | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| Science News | |
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| Thinking More About Cycles | |
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| Ecology, Ecosystems and the Environment | |
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| Science Through the Day: Life Under the Sand | |
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| Ecology and Ecosystems | |
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| The Law of Unintended Consequences | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| Threats to the Global Ecosystem and Environment | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| Technology | |
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| The Ongoing Process of Science | |
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| Science News | |
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| Thinking More About Global Warming | |
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| Strategies of Life | |
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| Science Through the Day: The Diversity of Life | |
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| The Organization of Living Things | |
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| What Is Life? | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| Classifying Living Things | |
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| The Ongoing Process of Science | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| Survival: A New Look at the Life Around You | |
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| Strategies of Fungi | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| Strategies of Plants | |
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| Strategies of Animals | |
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| Science News | |
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| Thinking More About Life's Strategies | |
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| Molecules of Life | |
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| Science Through the Day: An Afternoon Snack | |
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| Organic Molecules | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| Proteins: The Workhorses of Life | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| Carbohydrates | |
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| Lipids | |
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| Technology | |
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| Minerals and Vitamins | |
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| Science News | |
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| Thinking More About The Molecules of Life | |
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| The Living Cell | |
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| Science Through the Day: Sunburn! | |
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| The Nature and Variety of Cells | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| How Does a Cell Work? | |
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| Metabolism: Energy and Life | |
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| Cell Division | |
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| Science News | |
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| Thinking More About Cells | |
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| Classical and Modern Genetics | |
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| Science Through the Day: A Family Resemblance | |
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| Classical Genetics | |
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| DNA and the Birth of Molecular Genetics | |
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| The Genetic Code | |
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| The Science of Life | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| Technology | |
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| Science News | |
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| Thinking More About Genetics | |
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| The New Science of Life | |
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| Science Through the Day: A Break in the Case | |
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| The Technology of Genes | |
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| Technology | |
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| Copying DNA--The PCR Process | |
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| Cloning | |
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| Curing Disease | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| AIDS | |
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| Science News | |
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| Thinking More About Drug Design | |
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| Evolution | |
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| Science Through the Day: Day's End | |
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| The Fact of Evolution | |
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| Chemical Evolution | |
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| Science by the Numbers | |
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| The Ongoing Process of Science | |
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| Natural Selection and the Development of Complex Life | |
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| Science in the Making | |
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| The Evolution of Human Beings | |
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| Science News | |
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| Thinking More About Evolution | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Human Anatomy | |
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| Units and Numbers | |
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| The Geological Time Scale | |
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| Selected Physical Constants and Astronomical Data | |
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| Properties of the Planets | |
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| The Chemical Elements | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index | |