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Technology in a Changing World Ch1: Pages 2 – 25 (text) “COPY”
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Key Words Agriculture Bronze Age Change Communications Energy Exponential Industrial Revolution Information Age Iron Age Manufacturing Mass Production Resources Science Stone Age Technology Technologically Literate
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Technology Satisfies… 1.Our Need to Produce Food 2.Our Medical Needs 3.Our Need for Manufactured Items 4.Our Need for Energy Sources 5.Our Need to Communicate 6.Our Transportation Needs “COPY”
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Think-Pair-Share “Science & Technology”
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Science & Technology Defined… Science is… » the study of why natural things happen the way they do Technology is… » = Use of the knowledge to turn resources into goods & services needed by society “COPY”
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Technologists use knowledge, tools and skills to solve problems. Technology suggests doing! Can create both positive and negative social outcomes Has existed since the beginning of human race Growing at a faster rate today than ever before because our knowledge doubles every 4 years.
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Scientists & Technologists Work Together… Scientists – Study the Earth, how it was formed and what it is made from Technologists – Use the materials found in the Earth to make useful objects. Scientists – Study relationships between the Earth, Planets and Stars. Technologists – Build and launch space shuttles and satellites.
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Scientists & Technologists Work Together… Scientists – Discover the way the human body works. Technologists – Make artificial limbs and organs. Scientists – Discover the genetic codes that determine the nature of life Technologists – Use these codes to develop new medicines and vaccines.
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Significant Early Technological Advancement… Technology is our major means of adjusting our environment. We can create a world different from the world we inherited from nature. Water Wheel –Early example of human muscle being replaced by artificial muscle.
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