Chapter 1 Why Study Technology? Unit 1 The Nature of Technology.

Chapter 1Why StudyTechnology?

Unit 1The Nature ofTechnology

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1Unit

The Nature of Technology

Chapter 1 Why Study Technology?

Chapter 2 Concepts of Technology

Chapter 3 Processes, Tools, and Materials of Technology

Chapter 4 Design and Problem Solving

Chapter 5 From Drawing to Prototypes

Chapter 6 Technology Connections

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Why Study Technology?1Chapter

Section 1.1 Technology and You

Section 1.2 Making Technology Happen

Section 1.3 How Technology Changes

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Technology and You

Objectives Define technology. Identify reasons for studying

technology. Explain the advantages of

being technologically literate.

Content Vocabulary technology technologically literate

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Graphic Organizer

Use this graphic organizer to organize and write down information as you study.

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Get Started!

How do you define technology?

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Enjoying Technology

Technology comes from the Greek word techne, which means “art.”

The “art” of something means how it is invented, crafted, and used.

technologyThe practical use of human knowledge to extend human abilities and to satisfy human

needs and wants

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Technology and Society

The six major types or groups of technologies include:

Energy and power

Biotechnology

Communication

Manufacturing

Construction

Transportation

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Why We Study Technology

Studying technology helps you develop problem-solving skills.

Identify a problem and come up with a solution.

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Why We Study Technology

Technology is related to other subjects you study in school, like:

Mathematics

Science

Social studies

English language arts

Art

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Being Technologically Literate

Technology influences many parts of people’s every day life.

Example: People rely on a safety device, such as an airbag in an automobile to keep them safer in the event of a collision.

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Technologically Literate

Being technologically literate will help you get along in everyday life. It will also help you do better in school and when you search for a job one day.

technologically literateunderstanding technology and

feeling comfortable with it

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Technology and You

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Making Technology Happen

Objectives Name the workers who do

technology. Describe how science,

engineering, and technology are linked.

Explain how teens have contributed to technology.

Content Vocabulary science engineering

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Graphic Organizer


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Get Started!

What are some occupations that involve using technology?

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The People Who Do Technology

Technology involves people. They use it and apply it almost daily.

A technician and technologist are two modern names for people who work in technology.

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Science, Technology, and Engineering

What are some recent news stories you have heard that involve science, technology, or building things?

scienceexplains how things work

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What are some automatic devices you use regularly? Toaster

DigitalCamera

MP3 Player

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The difference between science and technology is that science explains how something happens, and technology makes things happen.

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Engineering

This field of study, known as engineering, fits between science and technology.

engineeringthe professional field that determines how to make

things work

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Teens and Technology

Technology knows no age limit. Some teenagers became famous for using technology:

George Westinghouse, at the age of 19, patented a new type of steam engine. While it was not successful, he was on his way.

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George Washington assisted in surveying 5 million acres for the largest landowner in Virginia.

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Elmer Sperry invented the swiveling headlamp at age 14.

Although he was not immediately successful with that invention, he later invented the gyrocompass, still in use on transport guidance systems.

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How Technology Changes

Objectives Discuss how technology

changes. Describe the influence of

democracy on technology in the United States.

Content Vocabulary nanotechnology machine tool

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Graphic Organizer


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Get Started!

What are some of the world’s first tools used by humans?

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Technology and History

Throughout history, technology has helped change societies and cultures.

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Building on the Past

Technology has been evolving since the beginning of time.

In modern times, the first Boeing 707 airplanes were designed by people who used slide rules to make calculations.

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The Evolution of Technology

One of the technologies that continues to change and grow involves the recording of information.

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The Evolution of Technology

Through nanotechnology, inventors are creating new machines with the tiniest of molecular structures.

Some machines are so small you need a microscope to see them.

nanotechnologya machine used for shaping or finishing

metals and other materials

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Technology in the United States

Under democracy, Americans are basically free to try different ways of doing things.

This system encourages technical advances and new businesses.

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After the United States began manufacturing machine tools, it started developing many other technological products.

machine tools machines for sharpening and

finishing metals and other materials

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America has a tradition of being a very technologically rich country.

This tradition allows you to pursue many opportunities to create and explore with technology.

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Content Vocabulary Check

1. technology

2. technologically literate

3. science

4. engineering

5. nanotechnology

6. machine tool

technology

The practical use of human knowledge to

extend human abilities and to satisfy human

needs and wants

technologically literate

Term used to describe someone who is informed

about technology and feels comfortable with it

science

Knowledge covering general truths or laws that

explain how something happens

engineering

The field of work that fits between science and technology; engineers

determine how something works

nanotechnology

Knowledge covering general truths or laws that

explain how something happens

machine tool

In manufacturing, a machine used for shaping

or finishing metals and other materials


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Quick Check 1. Define technology.

2. Explain the advantages of being technologically literate.

3. Explain how teens can contribute to technology.

4. Describe how democracy in the United States has influenced technology.

5. Identify the technology you use in your life.

Answers1. Technology is the practical use of human knowledge to extend human abilities and to satisfy

human needs and wants.2. It means understanding technology and being comfortable with it.3. Teenagers make new things with or without major funding.4. Democracy provides places where an intelligent and energetic person can be successful.5. Answers might include computers, televisions, cars, iPods and many more. Accept any

reasonable answer.


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