Applied Technology II/III Stone Bridge High School

2 A system is a group of related parts that works together to achieve a goal. The goal is whatever the system is supposed to do.

3 Inputs Processes Outputs Feedback

4 Inputs People Natural Resources Capital Finance Knowledge Energy Processes –Production –Management –These are united and work together to have desired outputs.

5 Outputs – the result of the system Outputs of Technological Systems Outputs for the designed system Other outputs such as scrap, waste, and pollution Feedback – adjustments made to the processes to improve the outputs

6 The goals of technology Meeting human needs Profit – companies use the systems for which owners may be rewarded

7 Production Systems Manufacture or produce Products Clothes, appliances= manufacturing Buildings, roads, bridges = construction Useful products or services Communications Systems –People to People –People to Machine –Machine to People –Machine to Machine Energy Systems -Energy Sources -Energy Production -Energy usage

8 Vehicular Systems Propulsion Systems Transmission of Power Guidance Systems Control Systems Braking Systems Power to move vehicles Directional Controls Miscellaneous controls Measurement Devices

What technological methods contributed to you arriving at school today? How are these systems interconnected? Why is it important for technological systems to be related?

How has the given technology contributed to your city, county, or state? How has technology effected the economic systems throughout the world? What are some negative impact of technology? How can those impacts be minimized or overcome?

What are the educational requirements? What is the salary ranges in specific careers?

How is society affected by your technology? What are the environmental impacts of developments in your technology? How do cultural values impact the advancements in Technology?

Everything we consumer and use has an effect.

Human life needs to be viewed in terms of the relationships between individuals, individuals and society, and individuals and nature. By analyzing consumer products we can begin to study the impact a certain product has had on these relationships AutomobileAutomobile Microwave Oven TelephoneTelephone ComputerComputer

How has the Automobile changed the relationship among family members? How has it changed the relationship between individuals and employment? How has it changed the relationship between human society and nature?

Is electricity a consumer product? Why or Why not? What effects has electricity had on human relationships over time?

Airplane: Television: Lawnmower: X-ray machine:

How do new scientific discoveries create information that can be used to redesign consumer products? What are some examples What resources are available for retrieving information?

Production Numbers Safety Ratings Sales data Government Recalls Performance ratings Consumer Demographics Technical drawings and specifications

In 1950, the global population was 2.6 billion people. We had 53 million cars- which works out to be one car for every 50 persons. Today, there are over 6 billion people and 500 million cars-more than one car for every dozen inhabitants. Sierra ClubSierra Club

Industrialized nations, representing only 20% of the world's population, consume 87 percent of the world’s printing and writing papers and global production in the pulp, paper and publishing sector is expected to increase by 77% from 1995 to The pulp and paper industry is the single largest consumer of water used in industrial activities in OECD countries and is the third greatest industrial greenhouse gas emitter, after the chemical and steel industries. Co-op AmericaCo-op America

Each of you will choose a product to research. You will gather the types of information we just discussed. You will then analyze how the product works and identify some type of innovation that can make it “better.” You will then present your innovation to the rest of the class.