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What is Engineering?CONCEPTS
• Science is the study of the natural world, while technology is the study of how humans develop new products to meet needs and wants.
• Teams of people can accomplish more than one individual working alone.
Introduction to Engineering
• Scientists investigate
• Engineers create
• Technologies = products and processes created by an engineer and often used by a scientist
• Knowledge of science and math is necessary for the creation of new technologies
What is Engineering?CONCEPTS
• Technological change is illustrated through inventions, innovations, and the evolution of technological artifacts, processes, and systems.
• Technology can have both positive and negative consequences – social, cultural, economical, political, and environmental consequences.
What is Engineering?CONCEPTS
• Engineers, designers, and engineering technologists are needed in high demand for the development of future technology to meet societal needs and wants.
• An engineering notebook is used to record original ideas or designs.
• A portfolio is an organized collection of best works.
What is Engineering?Key Terms
• Agriculture
The raising of crops and animals for food, feed, fiber, fuel, or other useful products.
• Artifact
A human-made object.• Biotechnology
All technology connected with plant and animal life.
What is Engineering?Key Terms
• CommunicationThe transmission of information through a common system of symbols, signs, behavior, speech, writing, or signals
• ConstructionThe act or process of building, erecting, or constructing buildings, roads, or other
structures• Energy
The ability to do work; one of the basic resources used by a technological system
What is Engineering?Key Terms
• EngineeringUsing technological and scientific
knowledge to solve practical problems• Environment
The surroundings in which a person, animal, or plant lives
• ErgonomicsThe study of workplace equipment design
or how to arrange and design devices, machines, or workspace so that people and things interact safely and most efficiently
What is Engineering?Key Terms
• IndustrialOf, relating to, or resulting from industry
• InventionA new product, system, or process that
has never existed before, created by study and experimentation
• InnovationAn improvement of an existing
technological product, system, or method of doing something
What is Engineering?Key Terms
• Manufacturing
The process of making a raw material into a finished product; especially in large quantities
• Math
The science of patterns and order and the study of measurement, properties, and the relationships of quantities using numbers and symbols
What is Engineering?Key Terms
• Nanotechnology
The science and technology of building devices, such as electronic circuits, from single atoms and molecules
• Process
Human activities used to create, invent, design, transform, produce, control, maintain, and use products or systems; a sequence of actions that combines resources to produce an output
What is Engineering?Key Terms
• Science
The study of our natural world through observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanations
• System
A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements/parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a goal
What is Engineering?Key Terms
• Technology
The way people use resources to meet their wants and needs
• Transportation
The process by which passengers or goods are moved or delivered from one place to another
What is Engineering?Essential Questions
1) What is the purpose of a portfolio for a student?
2) What is the purpose of a portfolio for an engineer?
3) Why is it important for engineers to document their work in their engineering notebook?
What is Engineering?Essential Questions
4) List some ways our lives are affected by engineers?
5) What is the difference between an invention and an innovation?
6) How does the use of technology affect the way that you live?
Introduction to Engineering:
What Do Engineers Do?
What is Science?
What is Technology?
What is Engineering?
What is Mathematics?
What is STEM?
ScientistsInvestigate our
natural world
TechnologistsApply science and
math to designs
MathematiciansUse numbers and symbols
to solve problems
EngineersCreate our
designed world
STEMWorking togetherto solve problemsbased on societalneeds and wants
How are each of them needed to
Create a Product?Example Science Technology Engineering Math
Pencil Discovery of graphite and the fact that rubber (an eraser) will remove graphite
Creating a writing device that doesn’t use ink
Designing a device with a graphite insert, an exterior holder, and an attached eraser
What is the optimal length, diameter, or shape for the device?
PHYSICAL NEEDS:
• Basic shelter
• Basic clothing
• Can you think of more?
What are our human needs?
Needs and Wants…
PHYSICALNEEDS:
BIOLOGICAL NEEDS:
• Water
• Food
• Can you think of more?
PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS:
• Family
• Friends
• Can you think of more?
What are our human wants?
PHYSICAL WANTS:
• Nice house
• Nice car
• Nice clothes
• Can you think of more?
BIOLOGICAL WANTS:
• Fresh water
• Fancy food
• Healthy living
• Can you think of more?
PSYCHOLOGICAL WANTS:
• Talk with family
• See friends
• Entertainment
• Can you think of more?
Needs and Wants…
Engineering
Engineering uses scientific, technological, and mathematical knowledge to solve practical problems.
Engineers Do Many Things
• Invent – Develop a new product, system, or process that has never existed before
• Innovate – Improve an existing technological product, system, or method
Create
Build
Conceive
Design
Evaluate
AnalyzeOrchestrate
Invent
Improve
• An electrical engineer may design a GPS system for your vehicle.
• A pharmaceutical/chemical engineer may find a cure for disease.
• A computer engineer may build a computer the size of your watch.
• A mechanical engineer may create a robot to discover water on a planet.
• An agricultural engineer may evaluate the effects of global warming on food production.
Engineers Work to Solve Many Kinds of Problems
Engineers make our lives better
Discussion Questions
• What product or system would make your life better?
• Would this be considered an invention or an innovation?
• What types of engineers might work on this project?
Image Resources
Microsoft, Inc. (2008). Clip Art. Retrieved September 10, 2008, from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx
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