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Then please join us for one of the unit-specific hour-long webinars about the free OpenSciEd units. Each webinar will be hosted by an experienced OpenSciEd classroom teacher and Sarah Delaney, the Director of OpenSciEd. 

Sound Waves Unit Webinar

October 24, 2019
7PM ET, 6PM CT, 4PM PT

Metabolic Reactions Unit Webinar

October 29, 2019
7PM ET, 6PM CT, 4PM PT 

Thermal Energy Unit Webinar

November 4, 2019
7PM ET, 6PM CT, 4PM PT 



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