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Unit 1.2 vocab
Unit 1 lesson 2 Vocabulary information.
| Technology | The innovation change or modification of the natural environment to satisfy perceived human needs and wants. |
| Science | The study of the natural world through observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanations. |
| Need | Something you have to have in order to survive. |
| Impact | The effect or influence of one thing on another. (good and bad) |
| Society | Relationships among groups of humans. |
| Product | A tangible artifact produced by means of either human or mechanical work, or by biological processes. |
| Innovation | An improvement of an existing technological product, system, or method of doing something. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Criterion | A desired specification of a product or system. |
| Invention | A new product or system that has never existed before. |
| Prototype | A full size working model used to test a design. |
| 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. |