Authors: R. Thomas Wright and Ryan A. Brown

This supplement blends elements of a workbook and a laboratory manual. There is a combination of pencil-and-paper activities and hands-on activities. Pages can be printed and turned in for grading or checking.

Table of Contents

Abbreviated Contents

Exploring Design, Technology, & Engineering, 3rd Edition, Tech Lab Workbook

• Front Matter
• Section 1 Scope of Technology
• • 1 - What Is Technology?
  • 2 - Technology as a System
  • 3 - Contexts of Technology
• Section 2 Resources and Technology
• • 4 - Tools and Technology
  • 5 - Materials and Technology
  • 6 - Energy and Technology
  • 7 - Information and Technology
  • 8 - People, Time, Money, and Technology
• Section 3 Creating Technology
• • 9 - Invention and Innovation
  • 10 - The Design Process
  • 11 - Identifying Problems
  • 12 - Researching Problems
  • 13 - Creating Solutions
  • 14 - Selecting and Refining Solutions
  • 15 - Modeling Solutions
  • 16 - Testing Solutions
  • 17 - Communicating Solutions
  • 18 - Improving Solutions
• Section 4 Technological Contexts
• • 19 - Agricultural and Related Technology
  • 20 - Construction Technology
  • 21 - Energy-Conversion Technology
  • 22 - Information and Communication Technology
  • 23 - Manufacturing Technology
  • 24 - Medical Technology
  • 25 - Transportation Technology
• Section 5 Technology and Society
• • 26 - Technological Impacts
  • 27 - Technology and the Future