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Teachers have fun putting their skills to the test in this hands-on activity during the Curiosity Educator Workshop at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif

August 05, 2012

Teachers have fun putting their skills to the test in this hands-on activity during the Curiosity Educator Workshop at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif

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