FACTivity – Which Do You A-Door

FACTivity – Which Do You A-DoorScience · Engineering & Technology · Grades 6–8Activity

The research question you will answer by doing this FACTivity is: “Does a baked potato or a 10 ounce bag of potato chips require more energy when it is produced for human consumption?” Topics: Engineering and Forest Products, Pollution, Class Discussion, Cost Analysis, Economics, Group Activity, Research Activity.

From USDA Forest Service, Natural Inquirer · Public domain (US Gov) · original source

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