Technology Vocabulary Part 1 Key Words Invention innovation

Technology Vocabulary Part 1 Key Words: Invention, innovation, engineering, designing, natural world, humanmade, investigating, science, scientist, scientific inquiry, technologist

Daily Lives • Technology used knowledge to turn resources into goods and services Rubber Tree Harvesting Steel Plant

• Technology extends our natural ability

Invention Development of an entirely new product

Innovation Improvement on an invention

Designing Process of creating and planning a product or system

Engineering Process of creating or modifying technologies Ruled by laws of nature Engineering teams Members have special skills to solve a problem Example: Design a truck What are some teams that would design a truck?

Scientists explain the natural world Earth, space, and non-human creations Technologists design for the human-made world Products of human creativity Give an example of an human-made creation. Compare natural world creation to human-made creation

Science- knowledge about the natural world that is based on facts learned through experiments and observation.

Technologists • Construct and maintain products, systems • Look for ways to make the natural world easier to live in (How can a robot make life easier? ) • Solve problems and offer solutions

Scientists Investigate world around them Explain the natural world with evidence Scientific Inquiry Process Observe Record Perform experiments to investigate cause and effect