Introduction To Technology

Introduction To

Unit 1 – Introduction To Technology

Learning Objectives1) Define Technology, Science & Engineering and understand the relationship between them

2) How long has there been technology?

3) What does it mean to be Technologically Literate?

4) 3 classifications of technology

5) 4 truths about technology

6) Learn definition of important technology vocabulary

Technology:

Science:Study of nature & the natural world

Engineering:Uses scientific discoveries to create new technology

Created by humans to make our lives easier and satisfy our wants and needs

Science

Technology

Engineering

Science, Engineering & Technologyare linked together…

Each one helps & relies on the other

How long has there been Technology?

As long as there has been humans

Someone who knows about technology

What does it mean to be considered

Technologically Literate?

3 Ways to Classify Technology

Obsolete:

Current:

Emerging:

No longer in use or no longer useful

Most recent or up to date

Newly developed

Classify

Means Group

- VCRs

- DVDs & Blu-ray

- 3D TV

4 Things That Are AlwaysTrue About Technology

1) Technology always changes

2) Technology changes very fast

4 Things That Are AlwaysTrue About Technology

3) Technology has a life cycle: Emerging => Current => Obsolete

4) Technology has good & bad impacts on people & society

Technology Vocabulary

Invention: A new productInnovation:

An improvement to a product

Prototype: A working model

Process: Set of stepsSystem:

Group of parts that work togetherSubsyste

m:A system that is part of a larger system

Technology VocabularyDiagram:

Picture or drawing

Criteria: Set of standardsConstraint:

Restriction

Tradeoff: Compromise

Patent: Prevents inventors from having there ideas stolen