1. Exploring Technology Systems
What is Technology?
What isn’t Technology?

2. Technology isn’t part of our Natural World!
List the non-technology things in this photograph.

3. Technology isn’t Trees !

4. Technology isn’t water !

5. Technology isn’t Mountains!

6. Technology isn’t
sand, plants or animals!

7. Technology Isn't Part of Our Natural World
Not Sky
Not Mountains
Technology Isn't Part of Our Natural World
Not Water
Not Trees

8. Did you find any technology in this picture?
The world that people created
that is found in the city.

9. Define Technology
Technology involves the modification of natural environment in order to satisfy perceived human needs and wants.

10. The ability to use, manage, understand, and access technology.
Define Technology Literacy
The ability to use, manage, understand, and access technology.

11. Define Invention
A new product, system, or process that has never existed before, created by study and experimentation.

12. Define Innovation
An improvement of an existing technological product, system, or method of doing something.

13. Seven Technology Areas
Medical Technology
Agriculture and Bio-Technology
Energy and Power Technology
Communication Technology
Transportation Technology
Manufacturing Technology
Construction Technology

14. Seven Technology Areas
Medical Technology

15. Agriculture and Biotechnology
Seven Technology Areas
Agriculture and Biotechnology

16. Energy and Power Technology
Seven Technology Areas
Energy and Power Technology

17. Seven Technology Areas
Communication Technology

18. Transportation Technology
Seven Technology Areas
Transportation Technology

19. Manufacturing Technology
Seven Technology Areas
Manufacturing Technology

20. Construction Technology
Seven Technology Areas
Construction Technology

21. Assignment
Using magazines in the technology lab, cutout pictures that show the different technology areas that you learned today.
Also find and cutout pictures that show our natural world.
Your team will design a poster/collage for one of the technology areas.

22. Exploring Technology Systems
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