This is session 1 of a 4 session unit on innovative thinking, agricultural engineering, and farm model making. The first session introduces students to Dr. Temple Grandin, a creative thinker who has
Student groups research an energy resource topic and organize content in a slide presentation. Notes from group presentations are used to build a foldable.
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