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6.0 Foundations of Technology
6.1 Definitions of Technology
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Definition of Technology (Student)
Too Varied
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Technology (Dictionary)
The science of the industrial arts
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Technology (Wert’s World)
The study of change
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- ology Biology Geology Psychology
Greek – suffix meaning “the study of” Biology Geology Psychology
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Biology -logy Biology Bio “the study of life”
Greek – meaning “of or pertaining to life” -logy Greek – meaning “the study of” Biology “the study of life”
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Geology -logy Geology Geo “the study of the land”
Greek – meaning “of or pertaining to the land” -logy Greek – meaning “the study of” Geology “the study of the land”
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Psychology -logy Psychology Psyche “the study of the mind”
Greek – meaning “of or pertaining to the mind” -logy Greek – meaning “the study of” Psychology “the study of the mind”
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Technology -logy Technology Techno
Greek – meaning “the act or craft of making things” -logy Greek – meaning “the study of” Technology “the study of the act of making things”
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Technology The study of change
The process whereby human beings use tools, machines, materials and knowledge to solve problems in order to satisfy our needs and wants.
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Construction The process whereby human beings convert raw materials into finished products or useful goods.
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Manufacturing The process whereby human beings convert raw materials into finished products or useful goods.
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What’s the difference????? In construction the intention is to produce one product on site. With manufacturing you produce more than one product at a time which can be moved from one place to another.
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Communication The process whereby human beings transfer information
from one place to another. Sender Message Receiver Examples: sign-language computer projector speaking
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Transportation The process whereby human beings transfer people and or goods from one place to another. Examples cars ships airplanes space shuttle
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Bio-Technology The process whereby human beings use living organisms to create products.
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Fields of Bio-Technology
Ergonomics study of how humankind works Agrobiotech agriculture with a twist Cryogenics freezing 6th graders Hydroponics farming without soil
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from 1980 to 2030 it is predicted that there will be a 3200% increase in the amount of knowledge'
this increase will represent 97% of all of the knowledge learned since the beginning of recorded history
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