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CHS Tech Ed Vocab
Technology Education "Words to Know"
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Technology | The innovation change or modification of the natural environment to satisfy perceived human needs and wants. |
| Nature | The physical world, includes natural resources, plants, animals, and products of the earth. |
| Need | Something you have to have in order to survive. |
| Want | Something to make our life easier or more entertaining. |
| Invention | A new product or system that has never existed before. |
| Innovation | An improvement of an existing technological product, system, or method of doing something. |
| Society | Relationships among groups of humans. |
| Product | A tangible artifact produced by means of either human or mechanical work, or by biological processes. |
| System | A set of related parts, together they form a whole, designed to accomplish some purpose. |
| Input | Something put into a system, such as resources, in order to achieve a result. |
| Process | The actions taken that use the inputs to achieve the result. |
| Output | The results obtained by operating the system. The end or last step in an open loop system |
| Feedback | Using information gathered from the output of the system to make adjustments to the system. Also the way a system is regulated or adjusted. |
| Impact | The effect or influence of one thing on another. (good and bad) |
| Prototype | A full size working model used to test a design.It's represented in 3D. |
| Artifact | A human-made object. |
| Creativity | The ability or power to produce original thoughts or ideas base on reasoning and judgement. |
| Constraints | A limit to the design process. |
| Engineering | The profession involved in the development of processes, products, and systems that benefit mankind. |
| 7 Systems of Technology | (categories of technology) Information & Communication Construction Manufacturing Medical Agriculture and Bio-technology Transportation Energy |
| Resources | TIC TEMP Time Information Capital (money) Tools Energy Materials People |
| Renewable resources | A natural resources that can be replenished Examples: Biomass (wood, landfill biogas, ethanol, biodiesel), water, geothermal, wind, solar. |
| Non-renewable resources | Take a very long time to form naturally in the earth Examples: Coal, oil, natural gas, gasoline, diesel fuel... |
| Standard Measurement | Measuring in inches, feet, seconds, pounds, |
| Troubleshooting | is a systematic method of finding a problem in a system |
| Refine | improving a product, usually through many years of innovation. Example: continuous innovation of the iPod over several years. |
| Aerospace engineer | This type of engineer works with all kinds of aircraft; gliders, space shuttles, rockets, |
| Orthographic Drawings | Used to communicate information about the design of a product. Consist of a Top, Front, and Right Side view. |
| Isometric drawings | Represent a product in 3D form and use 30 degree angles. |
| Trade-off | is a situation that involves losing one quality or aspect of something in return for gaining another quality or aspect. |
| Subsystem | is a part of a larger system |
| Criterion | A desired specification of a product or system. |
| Hidden line | A dotted line on an orthographic drawing that shows when something is cut out behind something else. |
| Sustainability | avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance. |
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