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| The knowledge and processes used to solve problems by designing and making products and structures |
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| The study of the natural world |
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| A step-by-step method used to solve problems |
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| A document that gives a statement of a problem |
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| An improvement to an existing device or system |
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| A new device or system that has never been created before |
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| The effects a technology has on society |
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| A working model of a design |
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| A non-working scaled version of a design |
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| A group of parts that work together to achieve a goal. Made up of Input, Process, Output, Feedback |
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| People, Information, Materials, Tools & Machines, Time, Energy, Capital |
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| I new technology just coming into use |
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| Evaluating a technology for its' impacts and quality |
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| The 2 parts of technology |
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| 1) Solves a problem, 2) it is a product |
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| Exponential rate of change |
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| The rate at which technology is changing, today - very rapidly |
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