Technology Education

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Technology Education

• Piscataway H.S.

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What is Technology?

• Technology is the human process of applying
  knowledge to solve problems, and to extend our
  capabilities to satisfy our needs and wants.

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Where do these problems come from?

• Problems come from our needs and wants.
• We need food, clothing shelter we want toys,
  games, appliances, etc. There are technology
  problems all around us.

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Isnt technology and science the same thing?

• No, technology and science are not the same
  thing.

• Science seeks to answer questions about the
  natural universe.

Why do things fall?Why do cells mutate?
How long is a nano-second?
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• Technology seeks solutions
• How can we lift heavy loads?
• How can we communicate over long distances?
• How can we keep warm in the winter?

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• While science seeks understanding, technology
  seeks solutions. Technology is important for
  our understanding of the human-made world in
  which we live. Increasingly, the human-made
  world is the one in which we find ourselves and
  the one impacting on our health and well-being.