Technology The process whereby human beings use tools, machines, materials and knowledge to solve problems in order to satisfy needs and wants

Construction The process whereby human beings convert raw materials into finished products or useful goods

Manufacturing The process whereby human beings convert raw materials into finished products or useful goods

What’s the difference? In CONSTRUCTION, the intention is to produce ONE product ON-SITE With MANUFACTURING, you produce MANY products at a time, which are intended to MOVE

Communication The process whereby human beings transfer information from one place to another SENDER -- MESSAGE -- RECEIVER

Transportation The process whereby human beings transfer people and/or goods from one place to another

Biotechnology The process whereby human beings use living organisms to create products

Fields of Biotechnology Genetic Engineering Changing of an organism’s hereditary material Agrobiotech Agriculture with a twist Hydroponics Farming without soil Ergonomics Adapting design to human kind Cryogenics Freezing 7th/8th graders

Power and Energy The process whereby human beings use inexhaustible, renewable, and exhaustible sources to do work.