1. © 2011 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ Exploring Technology Unit 3 Lesson 1 Big Idea: Problems are often not a result of the desire to invent/innovate designs but often a result of a community based environmental problem. Addressing urgent community based environmental needs is a realistic need of technology that is best met through the use of problem solving and engineering design. Decisions to develop technologies often put economic and environmental concerns in direct competition with each other.

2. © 2011 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ Exploring Technology © 2011 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ Exploring Technology Engagement Community Driven Environmental Problems Human-MadeNature-Made Types of Community Driven Environmental Problems

3. © 2011 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ Exploring Technology © 2011 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ Exploring Technology Engagement Community Driven Environmental Problems Human-made Environmental Problems- Environmental problems that are caused or created as a direct result of human activity.

4. © 2011 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ Exploring Technology © 2011 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ Exploring Technology Nature-made Environmental problems- Environmental problems/tragedies that occur which are outside of the control of humans Engagement Community Driven Environmental Problems

5. © 2011 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ Exploring Technology © 2011 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ Exploring Technology Technological solutions and systems are developed to Reduce, Prevent or Eliminate Community Driven Environmental Problems Engagement Community Driven Environmental Problems PROBLEM SOLUTION

6. © 2011 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ Exploring Technology © 2011 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ Exploring Technology Often times existing technologies are used to identify and examine the extent of a problem in order to develop alternative solutions. Engagement Community Driven Environmental Problems

7. © 2011 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ Exploring Technology © 2011 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ Exploring Technology Decisions to develop technologies often put environmental and economic concerns in direct competition with each other Engagement Community Driven Environmental Problems VS.