1. The Three Areas of Technology
7th Grade Technology Education
Mr. Colby

2. The 3 Areas of Technology
To ease our study, technology can be divided into three main areas:
Physical
Technology
Biotechnology
Information
Communication
Technology

3. Physical Technology Physical technology refers to making products.
Examples:
Manufacturing of clothing
Building a new restaurant
Bridge construction
Automobiles

4. Biotechnology
Branch of technology that develops new systems to improve agriculture, health care, and the environment.
AGRICULTURE
Safer Pesticides
Hydroponics
(Soil-less Farming)
HEALTH CARE
MRI, X-Ray
CAT, PET
Scan
ENVIRONMENT
Recycling
Filtered Water

5. Information/Communication Technology
Technology that has been developed for exchanging data.
Examples:
Television
Computer
Telephone

6. Technology Growth
Technology will continue to move forward by adapting so that each upward step is an improvement over existing products.