1. 1/35Technology Technology Using science and engineering to design and make solutions to problems Technology TECHNOLOGY Science and Engineering Solution! Problem!

2. 2/35Innovation A new idea, a new device or a new way of doing something – often – an improvement over older ways of doing thingsInnovation Innovation a new device or new way of doing something

3. 3/35Biotechnology Using biology and technology in a laboratory to change the genetic structure (genes) of plants or animals to make them grow better, resist disease or produce more foodBiotechnology

4. 4/35Input Input Something (such as energy or raw materials) put into a system / machine to achieve a specific output Input Input (raw materials) Output (machine) Oven

5. 5/35Output Something (such as power, energy, or product) that is produced – put out – by a machine or system Output

6. 6/35Function Function The specific work or task or job that a device is designed to doFunction Bucket Loader FUNCTION: Move dirt/rock Smart Phone FUNCTION: Communicate

7. 7/35Renewable Energy Renewable energy Energy from sources that will not be used up for as long as life exists on Earth Renewable energy Solar Wind Biomass Geothermal Hydroelectric Solar Wind Biomass Geothermal Hydroelectric

8. 8/35Non-renewable Energy Non-renewable Energy Energy from energy sources that will someday be used up Non-renewable Energy Oil Coal Nuclear Natural Gas Oil Coal Nuclear Natural Gas

9. 9/35Criteria In the engineering design process: things that need to be part of the solution of a particular problem Criteira CRITERIA for a sippy cup: (1) easy for child to hold (2) food-safe material (3) dishwasher-safe (4) won’t spill or break What things need to be part of a sippy cup design?

10. 10/35Constraint - 1 Constraint Something that limits or restricts something. Constraint EXAMPLE: how much money you have to spend limits (constrains) what video games you can buy

11. 11/35Constraint - 2 Design Constraint Something that limits an engineering design. Constraint CONSTRAINTS sippy cup must: (1) Be Made in USA (2) Have kids’ popular art (3) Sell for less than $6.00 (4) Weigh less than 8 ounces (5) Cost under $2.00 to make What things constrain a sippy cup design?

12. 12/35Engineering A field of work – a profession – that uses science, math and technology to invent, design, build, and use engines, machines, structures and all kinds of mechanical devices Engineering

13. 13/35System A group of related parts that move or work together to do some kind of work System

14. 14/35Troubleshooting A step-by-step method to discover the problem or trouble in a device or system Troubleshooting

15. 15/35Engineering Design Process The step-by-step process to design and develop something new from idea to finished product Engineering Design Process

16. 16/35Want Want Things that people want but do not need in order to live Want

17. Needs Things that people must have in order to survive Needs 17/35Needs NEEDS:Food Shelter Clothing Fire Self-defense

18. 18/35Inventor Inventor Someone who uses imagination, enthusiasm and skill to design and build a new solution to a problem Inventor

19. 19/35 OilCoalNatural Gas Fossil Fuels Fossil fuels Ancient energy sources found underground formed from the remains of dead plants and animals Fossil fuels

20. 20/35Wind turbine A technology system that converts wind energy to electricityWind turbine

21. 21/35 Solar cells turn sunlight into electricity @ home Solar Cells Solar cells A technology system that converts sunlight directly into electricitySolar cells

22. 22/35 Niagara Falls Hydroelectric - New York Hydroelectric A technology system that converts water held in dams to electricityHydroelectric

23. 23/35Geothermal Heat energy that is generated in the Earth and stored in the Earth Geothermal

24. Manufacturing The process of making products especially with machines in factoriesManufacturing 24/35Manufacturing

25. 25/35Prototype A model – usually a life-size, working model – of a new product, often made for testing Prototype

26. 26/35Brainstorming People (often a group) using their imaginations to come up with all kinds of ideas to solve a problem Brainstorming

27. 27/35Technology Technology is neither good nor bad. Technology has both positive and negative impacts. POSITIVE IMPACT OF CARS/TRUCKS: They help us move people and things easily and quickly from place to place NEGATIVE IMPACT OF CARS/TRUCKS: Exhaust pollutes air, CO2 contributes to global warming

28. 28/35Innovation Innovation To INNOVATE is to create a new product, a new idea or a new way of doing something. INNOVATIONS are often improvements over older ways of doing things.

29. 29/35Trade-off A giving up of one thing in return for another. EXAMPLE: Giving up playing videos games all night to spend time doing required reading is a trade-off: GIVE up gaming to GET better grade

30. 30/35 Standard Measurement System The system of measurements used in the United States. EXAMPLE: Distance: Inch, foot, yard, mile Mass: Ounce, pound, ton Liquid Volume: Ounce, cup, pint, quart, gallon

31. 31/35Metric Measurement System The system of measurements used worldwide. EXAMPLE: Distance: Centimeter, millimeter, Meter, kilometer Mass: Milligram, gram, kilogram, metric ton Liquid Volume: milliliter, liter, kiloliter

32. 32/35Benchmark Something that serves as a standard by which other things may be measured or judged

33. 33/35Technology Resources Technology requires resources to satisfy human needs and wants RESOURCES: CAPITAL: Money (build a factory) ENERGY: Gas, Oil, Electric (power machines) MACHINES and TOOLS: (make product) LABOR: People with skills to do work (control production)

34. 34/35Engineer Engineers uses science, math and imagination to develop solutions to real-world problems. Engineers design materials, structures, and systems Engineers work with the constraints of materials, manufacturing, regulation, safety, and cost

35. 35/35Manufacturing To convert raw materials into finished products often by means of: a large-scale industrial operation aka: a factory