Introduction to Engineering and Technology Concepts
Unit One / 1
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Chapter One – What is Technology?
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What is the first piece of technology that you utilize when you wake up? Consider how your life would be different if this technology did not exist. Write your response below:
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Artifacts are the pieces of technology that humanity develops; while this is a positive thing for the human race, what are the general consequences? Think about the outputs that occur due to research, development, and creation of an artifact.
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Use your imagination, and the space below, to sketch an artifact that has never been invented before. State what your artifact does and the potential outputs that occur due to its development. Does the amount of ease that your creation gives humanity outweigh the negative outputs?
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The Ages of Technology saw humanity start out as hunters and gatherers. As technology improved along the timeline, what affect did this have on wandering human tribes who were looking for shelter and food?
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The Middle Ages saw the development of the Printing Press. Who invented this press and why is its invention so important? You will have to look this up online to answer completely.
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Besides the printing press, pick another intervention from the timeline and look up the history that surrounds it. Try and research its inventor, emergence, and impact. You will have to use outside sources to answer this question.
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Chapter Two – Technology as a System
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Explain why a system needs to be followed when developing new technologies and artifacts.
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Select a single piece of technology and describe its positive and negative outputs. Detail how these outputs relate to feedback.
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Chapter Three – Types of Technology Systems
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Activity #1:
Go online and look of one of your favorite electronic devices. See if you can find the history behind its develop. Summarize what you discover and be sure to list the obsolete, current, and future technologies that relate.
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Select one of the core technologies and do some online research regarding the type of jobs available. Select one job and summarize the duties that person performs on a daily basis.
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