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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. 1. Input 2. Output 3. Process 4. Feedback

4. Trade off a. All systems have trade offs. 1. Intended outcomes 2. Unintended outcomes

5. The difference between science and technology. a. Science: Focuses on the natural world. b. Technology: Focuses on the correct use of tools, 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 1. Reduce 2. Reuse 3. Renew 4. Recycle

8. The history of technology. a. Agricultural age: Up to the 1700's- People used wooden plows. b. Industrial age: 1700's to 1950's- People had factories and steam engines. c. Information Age: 1950's to now- People using computers. 1. Made the sharing of information faster and more organized. 2. Sharing information has made inventions and innovations happen faster.

9. Current technologies a. Digital electronics. 1. Uses a binary code- 0 and 1 to program computers. 2. Allows us to move a ton of information at one time.

10. Resources we use for technology a. Natural Resources- Not man made. b. Synthetic Resources- Man made materials.