Technology

The process whereby human beings use tools, machines, materials and knowledge to solve problems in order to satisfy needs and wants

Construction The process whereby human beings

convert raw materials into finished

products or useful goods

Manufacturing The process whereby human beings

convert raw materials into finished

products or useful goods

What’s the difference? In CONSTRUCTION, the intention is to

produce ONE product ON-SITE

With MANUFACTURING, you produce MANY products at a time, which are

intended to MOVE

Communication The process whereby human beings

transfer information from one place to another

SENDER -- MESSAGE -- RECEIVER

Transportation The process whereby human beings

transfer people and/or goods from one place to another

Biotechnology The process whereby human beings

use living organisms to create products

Fields of Biotechnology Genetic Engineering

– Changing of an organism’s hereditary material

Agrobiotech– Agriculture with a twist

Hydroponics– Farming without soil

Ergonomics– Adapting design to human kind

Cryogenics– Freezing 7th/8th graders

Power and Energy The process whereby human beings

use inexhaustible, renewable, and exhaustible sources to do work.