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1. Technology Definitions a. Technology: The correct use of tools b. Technology should make life easier and/or help us have fun. c. Technology should improve our lives. d. Does Technology always make our life easier/ or fun? NO! 2. Ergonomics: a. Designing Objects that help people with their jobs, environment sports, safety or anything that involves people. 3. System: a. A system is an organized way to achieve a goal b. A system includes 4 parts: 4. Trade-off a. All systems have trade-offs 1. intended outcomes (good) 2. unintended outcomes (bad) 5. Difference between Science Technology a. Science focuses on the natural world b Technology focuses on the correct use of tool, making life easier and more fun. 6. Technology also includes inventions and innovations a. Invention a new product b. Innovation improving an existing product. 7. Technology should use resources efficiently a. The 4 R's 8. The history of technology a. Agricultural age: Up to the 1700s, People used wooden plows b. Industrial age: 1700s to 1950s, People had factories and steam engines c. Information age: 1950s to now, People using computers 9. Current Technologies a. Digital Electronics 10. Resources we use in technology a. Natural resources: Not man-made b. Synthetic Resources: Man-made materials
 * is frustrating
 * too easy: not exercise
 * you get addicted to the video games
 * technology can kill people
 * malfunctions.
 * 1) input
 * 2) output
 * 3) process
 * 4) feedback
 * 1) Reduce
 * 2) Reuse
 * 3) Renew
 * 4) Recycle
 * 1) Made the sharing of information faster and more organized
 * 2) Sharing information has made inventions and innovations happen faster.
 * 1) Use a binary code- 0 and 1 to program computers
 * 2) Allows us to move a ton of information at one time.