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Technology   The modification of the natural environment in order to satisfy human needs and wants  
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Technology Literacy   The ability to use, manage, understand, and access technology  
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Transportation Technology   The technology of transporting people and goods  
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Information & Communication Technology   The technology of communicating to people and machines  
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Medical Technology   The technology of caring for the sick and curing disease  
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Agricultural & Bio Technology   The technology of farming and DNA.  
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Construction Technology   The technology of building and maintaining structures  
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Energy & Power Technology   The technology of producing and transferring energy into work/power  
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Manufacturing Technology   The technology of producing goods in a factory  
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Science   The knowledge of the natural world (Discovery). Helps us develop technology.  
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Invention   A totally new product, produced from ideas and imagination  
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Innovation   An improvement to an invention. You will have more innovations than inventions  
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Positive Outcomes vs. Negative Outcomes   Positive: technology solves problems, Negative: creates new problems  
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Systems Model   A group of units/parts that work together. Consists of input, process, output and sometimes feedback  
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Open-Loop System   A system in which there is no feedback. Input>Process>Output  
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Closed-Loop System   A system in which there is feedback. Input>Process>Output>Feedback  
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Systems Thinking:   Viewing problems as parts of an overall system. What component is causing the problem?  
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Controls   Mechanisms or steps that are performed using information about the system that cause the system to change  
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Input:   Anything put in to a system. Can be capital ($), raw materials, people (labor), fuel, etc.  
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Process:   The process of changing/using the inputs. Ex. The burning of the fuel to produce power/work in an engine.  
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Output:   The results of the system. Can be power, movement, a product, etc.  
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Feedback   Information about the system that can be used to alter the system. Can be a gauge or other measurements  
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Criteria   The problem you are trying to solve/the goal of your design. Example: Design a bridge  
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Constraint:   Limitations to your design. You may have a time limit, money limit or specifications for the appearance  
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Prototype   A full-scale working model of the product. For example the crash car used to test car safety  
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Newton’s 1st Law:   An object remains still or remains in motion unless acted upon by an outside force  
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Newton’s 2nd Law   Force = mass x acceleration. The greater the mass, the more force that is needed to move it.  
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Newton’s 3rd Law:   For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.  
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Mechanical Advantage   A force that is increased by the use of a machine. Ex. using a drill to drive a screw  
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