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Introduction to Engineering
Foundations of Engineering
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Engineering
10th Grade
05/31/2012

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Artifacts


human made things

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Artifacts
Definition
Human made things
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Development
Definition
Working with machines and tools to make things.
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Dynamic
Definition
Changing and causing change
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Humanities
Definition
The study of people and societies.
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Industrial Revolution
Definition
The area that started in England about 1750, where factories were being developed.
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System
Definition
A group of parts or components that work together to perform a task.
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Goal
Definition
Expected outcome of a system
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Energy
Definition
The ability to do work
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Information
Definition
Organized Data
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Finances
Definition
Money or capital as an input of technology
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Processes
Definition
Steps needed to complete a task
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Actuating
Definition
Starting a system to operate by assigning and supervising work.
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Controlling
Definition
Comparing system output to the goal
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Feedback
Definition
Using information about the outputs of a system or process to regulate the system.
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Technology
Definition
using tools, materials, and knowledge to meet human needs and wants.
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Inputs
Definition
Things that go into a system such as people, materials, tools, machines, time, finances, information, and energy.
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Management
Definition
the process which involves planning, organizing, actuating and controlling.
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Organizing
Definition
dividing tasks into segments
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Output
Definition
manufactured products, constructed structures, communicated messages, transported people or goods.
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Production
Definition
The process of actually using machines to change raw materials into useful goods
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Problem Solving
Definition
A description of the Steps to the design process.
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