Section 1
Scope of
Technology . . .22
Technology Headline: Hands Free Video
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Chapter 1
What Is Technology? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Technology and History . . . . . . . . . . .26
Career Highlight: Technology
Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Technology and Knowledge . . . . . . .28
Technology and Action . . . . . . . . . . .30
Technology and Language . . . . . . . .31
Chapter 1 Activity A
What Is Technology? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Chapter 2
Technology as a System . . . . . . . . . . 36
System Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
System Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
System Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Technology Explained: Container
Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Career Highlight: Electronic Home
Entertainment–Equipment
Technicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
System Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
System Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Chapter 2 Activity A
Using Technology to Make a
Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Chapter 3
Contexts of Technology . . . . . . . . . . 58
Historical Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Technology Explained: Peanut
Butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Career Highlight: Construction
Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Societal Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Think Green: Green Technology
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Functional Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Section 2
Resources and
Technology . . .76
Technology Headline: Holography . . . . . .77
Chapter 4
Tools and Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Toolmakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Technology Explained: Lasers . . . . .84
Career Highlight: Fishing-Boat
Captains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Mechanisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Career Highlight: Mechanical
Engineering Technicians . . . . . . .90
Career Highlight: Welders . . . . . . . . .93
Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Safety and Technological Devices . . .97
Tool Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Chapter 4 Activity A
Tools and Materials as Resources . . . .101
Chapter 4 Activity B
Tools as a Resource . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Chapter 5
Materials and Technology . . . . . . . . 108
Types of Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Engineering Materials . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Career Highlight: Inspectors . . . . . . 114
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