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I teach in an inner city school in Chicago where my students thirst for science but often lack the resources needed to take a hands-on approach that makes the subject come to life! When they work on a lab in class, my students start asking questions they may not have thought of and the learning takes form. There is no greater joy than seeing that as a teacher!

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I teach in an inner city school in Chicago where my students thirst for science but often lack the resources needed to take a hands-on approach that makes the subject come to life! When they work on a lab in class, my students start asking questions they may not have thought of and the learning takes form. There is no greater joy than seeing that as a teacher!

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