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1. Technology definiitions 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 alawys make our life easier/or fun? List 5 negative things about technology. You could get sucked into it for a long time, it might not work, something could be wrong with it, cyberbulling, laziness. 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. Techonology also incluudes inventions and innovations. a. Invention: A new product. b. Innovation: Improving an existing product. 7. Techonology 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 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 and more organized. 2. Sharing information has made inventions and innovations happen faster. 9. 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 in technology. a. Natural resources: Not man-made. b. Synthetic resources: Man-made materials.