Key Terms
Define technology.
The knowledge and process of using the laws of nature, to solve problems by designing and making products or structures.
The rate of technological change is increasing?
TRUE. It is increasing.
How does technology affect your health?
Apps to help you exercise or keep track of what you eat.
Technology in hospitals that checks for health issues.
Technology that monitors health issues and helps improve it.
What was technology primarily used for thousands of years ago?
hunting and gathering.
What was the final score of the Superbowl this year?
Patriots 13, Rams 3
The field of study that is concerned with the laws of nature.
Technology is defined as applied science.
FALSE
How does technology impact your day at school?
Chromebooks, smartboards, calculators, anything in the tech room or science rooms
How does technology affect our leisure activities?
Variety of responses.
Your name
What is a scientist?
Person whose field of study is the laws of nature.
A physicist is an example of a technologist.
FALSE
Describe 3 ways technology affects your daily life after school?
Appliances, recreation, homework, etc.
How does technology negatively impact our lives?
Socially, health, mentally.
Who were the 3 performers for the Superbowl this year?
Maroon 5, Travis Scott, Big Boi
What is a Technologist?
Person who uses the laws of nature to solve problems by designing and making products and structures.
Our school is an example of an artificial environment created by technology.
TRUE
Describe three different technologies that affect your life every day before school.
Alarm clock, hot shower, kitchen appliances, electric lighting, etc.
Which is not considered to be a technologist.
Engineer, designer, chemist, inventor.
Chemist
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
Define designing.
Generating and developing ideas for new and improved products and services that satisfy peoples needs.
Technologists use their knowledge and skill to create objects to fulfill our needs.
TRUE
Describe two technological advances that have occurred during your lifetime.
Cell phones, the way we watch movies, technology in cars, the way we travel, etc.
How are scientists and technologists different?
Scientists discover and understand while technologists design and make products.
What does CADD stand for?
Computer Aided Drafting and Design