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1. Technology Definitions a. Technology-the correct use of tools b. Technology should make our life easier and/or help us have fun c. Technology should improve our lives d. Technology doesn't always make our life easy/fun.

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 a. Input b. Output 3. Process 4. Feedback

4. Trade-off a. all systems have trade-offs 1. Intended outcomes (good) 2. Unintended outcomes (bad)

5. The difference between science and technology a. Science-focuses on the natural world b. Tech-focuses on the correct use of tools, making life easier and more fun.

6. Technology includes innovations and inventions 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 tech 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 present-people using computers 1. Made sharing info 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 info at one time

10. Resources we use for Technology a. Natural Resource-not man made b. Synthetic Resource-man made material