TECHNOLOGY – 5 PREVIEW QUESTIONS How much do you know about technology? Please get your packet out – we will use it today

Class Expectations  Just a reminder of what is expected in our Design and Modeling Class. 1.Be on time and be prepared. Have a pen or pencil and something to write on. 2.Participate in our class – keep your Electronic devices put away!

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STEM Review - Matching Discovering Applied Science Creates Solves Problems Science Technology Engineering Math

Let’s get you to think about Technology  Discuss the following questions with the person sitting next to you before you answer

Question #1  Can technology include living materials like plants or animals?  Provide a reason for your answer.

Question #2  Which of the following does NOT involve technology- and why do you think so. A.Refrigerator B.Ice C.Pasteurized Milk D.Ketchup E.Corn on the cob

Question #3  True or False: Technology may include objects that are too small to be seen with just your eye. Explain your answer

Question #4  Technology is not always powered by electricity or batteries.  Think of one piece of technology that does not need an energy source.

Question #5  Does technology have to be something you can touch or hold, or can it be an idea or something ‘non-tangible’?  Give an example to support your view.

Answers…..  Let’s go over some answers together…

Question #1  Can technology include living materials like plants or animals?  Provide a reason for your answer.

Genetic Engineering  Scientists are making strides in the fight against HIV/AIDS, and the latest involves … glow-in-the-dark cats.glow-in-the-dark cats  A Mayo Clinic team has successfully engineered cats to produce a protein that helps their bodies resist the feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), which causes AIDS in cats. Researchers were able to do this by inserting a monkey gene into feline eggs before they were fertilized with sperm.produce a protein  The team engineered a jellyfish gene into the feline eggs so that they could see if the gene engineering worked -- and it did, as evidenced by the cats' ability to glow in the dark.

Question #2  Which of the following does NOT involve technology- and why do you think so. A.Refrigerator B.Ice C.Pasteurized Milk D.Ketchup E.Corn on the cob

Question #3  True or False: Technology may include objects that are too small to be seen with just your eye. Explain your answer

Question #4  Technology is not always powered by electricity or batteries.  Think of one piece of technology that does not need an energy source.

Question #4  Think of one piece of technology that does not need an energy source.

Question #5  Does technology have to be something you can touch or hold, or can it be an idea or something ‘non-tangible’?  Give an example to support your view.

Question #5  Does technology have to be something you can touch or hold, or can it be an idea or something ‘non-tangible’?

What is technology?  Now…Talk to your elbow partner and come up with a list of 5 pieces of technology that have been invented since you were born  To help….think of how you wake up in the morning, your normal daily activities, and end with the time you go to bed.

Quick List… 1.iPad (2010) 2.Tesla electric car (2006) 3.3D printer (2012) 4.Wii (2006) 5.Kindle (2007) 6.iPhone (2007) 7.xBox (2002) 8.Dyson Fans and Hand Dryers (2009) 9.USB Flash Drives (2005) 10.WiFi (2003) 11.Blue-ray (2006) 12.Google Maps (2003) 13.Google Glass (2012) 14.Camera Phones (2002) 15.iTunes (2003) 16.Direct TV (2004) 17.YouTube (2005) 18.FaceBook (2004)

Technology Project  Now, switch gears and think about any one piece of technology that was invented before you were born.  Answer the questions about this “artifact” of technology on the “10 questions to guide your search” worksheet.