Technology in a Changing World Ch1: Pages 2 – 25 (text) “COPY”
Key Words Agriculture Bronze Age Change Communications Energy Exponential Industrial Revolution Information Age Iron Age Manufacturing Mass Production Resources Science Stone Age Technology Technologically Literate
Technology Satisfies… 1.Our Need to Produce Food 2.Our Medical Needs 3.Our Need for Manufactured Items 4.Our Need for Energy Sources 5.Our Need to Communicate 6.Our Transportation Needs “COPY”
Think-Pair-Share “Science & Technology”
Science & Technology Defined… Science is… » the study of why natural things happen the way they do Technology is… » = Use of the knowledge to turn resources into goods & services needed by society “COPY”
Technologists use knowledge, tools and skills to solve problems. Technology suggests doing! Can create both positive and negative social outcomes Has existed since the beginning of human race Growing at a faster rate today than ever before because our knowledge doubles every 4 years.
Scientists & Technologists Work Together… Scientists – Study the Earth, how it was formed and what it is made from Technologists – Use the materials found in the Earth to make useful objects. Scientists – Study relationships between the Earth, Planets and Stars. Technologists – Build and launch space shuttles and satellites.
Scientists & Technologists Work Together… Scientists – Discover the way the human body works. Technologists – Make artificial limbs and organs. Scientists – Discover the genetic codes that determine the nature of life Technologists – Use these codes to develop new medicines and vaccines.
Significant Early Technological Advancement… Technology is our major means of adjusting our environment. We can create a world different from the world we inherited from nature. Water Wheel –Early example of human muscle being replaced by artificial muscle.