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//a.) Technology: 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?// //List 5 negative things about technology.// //1. Weapons// //2. Lazingess// //3. Lose Skills// //4. Dependent on them// //5. Cause more pollution// //a.) Designing objects that help people with their jobs, environment, sports, safety, or anything that involves people.// //a.) A system is an organized way to achieve a goal.// //b.) A system includes 4 parts:// //1. Input// //2. Output// //3. Process// //4. Feedback// //a.) All systems have trade off// //1. Intended outcome (what it's suppose to do)// //2. Unintended outcome (what it's not suppose to do)// //a.) Science: focuses on the natural world// //b.) Technology: focuses on the correct use of tools; making life easier and more fun.// //a.) Inventions: A new product// //b.) Innovations: Improving an existing product// //a.) The 4 R's// //1. Reduce// //2. Reuse// //3. Renew// //4. Recycle// //a.) Agricultural Age: Up to 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// //1. Made the sharing of information faster, easier, and more organized.// //2. Sharing information has made inventions and innovations happen faster// //a.) Digital Electronics// //1. Uses a binary code= 0 and 1 to program computers// //2. Allows us to move to a ton of information at one time.// //a.) Natural Resources: Not man-made// //b.) Synthetic Resources: Man-made materials//
 * 1. Technology Definitions**
 * 2. Ergonomics**
 * 3. System**
 * 4. Trade Off**
 * 5. The difference between science and technology**
 * 6. Technology also includes inventions and innovations**
 * 7. Technology should use resources efficiently**
 * 8. The history of technology**
 * 9. Current Technologies**
 * 10. Resources we use in Technology**