What Is Technology?

Technology is closely related to science, but the to activities have different goals.

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• False

__________ is a way of changing the natural world to meet human needs to solve problems.

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The goal of _______ is a study of the natural world in order to understand it.

People who work in the field of technology are called _________.

An engineer is someone who is trained on both technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

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Engineers often follow a set of steps called the __________ ______ _______.

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Often engineers follow a common process

• identify a need

• research the problem

• design a solution

• build & evaluate a prototype

• troubleshoot & redesign

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As your first step, you must decide exactly what need you are trying to fill.

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What do engineers when they identify a need?

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How can engineers research their problem?

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