Part 1
An acronym that stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
STEM
A device that increases our ability to do work
Tool
Turning ideas and imagination into new devices or systems
Invention
Modifying an existing product
Innovation
A tool with power a power system that takes advantage of certain scientific laws that make the tool work better
Machine
Basic handheld tools that increase a person's ability to hold, cut, drill, bend and hammer materials
Primary Tools
This includes resources, ideas and activities that determine what we need to accomplish
Input
Made of parts that work together to complete a task
System
Limits on a products design
Constraints
What the system produces or achieves
Output
Materials such as wood leather and cotton that come from living things
Organic Materials
Materials such as stone, metals ceramics which come from mineral deposits
Inorganic Materials
Characteristics that determine how a material reacts to forces
Mechanical Properties
This explains how things happen
Science
This makes things happen
Technology
This determines how to make things happen
Engineering
Clearly identifies the problem that the product will solve
Problem Statement