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Technology
The process whereby human beings use tools, machines, materials and knowledge to solve problems in order to satisfy needs and wants
Construction The process whereby human beings
convert raw materials into finished
products or useful goods
Manufacturing The process whereby human beings
convert raw materials into finished
products or useful goods
What’s the difference? In CONSTRUCTION, the intention is to
produce ONE product ON-SITE
With MANUFACTURING, you produce MANY products at a time, which are
intended to MOVE
Communication The process whereby human beings
transfer information from one place to another
SENDER -- MESSAGE -- RECEIVER
Transportation The process whereby human beings
transfer people and/or goods from one place to another
Biotechnology The process whereby human beings
use living organisms to create products
Fields of Biotechnology Genetic Engineering
– Changing of an organism’s hereditary material
Agrobiotech– Agriculture with a twist
Hydroponics– Farming without soil
Ergonomics– Adapting design to human kind
Cryogenics– Freezing 7th/8th graders
Power and Energy The process whereby human beings
use inexhaustible, renewable, and exhaustible sources to do work.