Authors: John B. Gradwell and Malcolm Welch

Technology: Engineering Our World emphasizes science and math concepts to show introductory students how these concepts have been used to develop technologies. This text explains how technology impacts our everyday lives and explores the responsibilities—both social and environmental—that come with the development and use of technology. Technology: Engineering Our World covers all the middle school benchmarks of ITEEA’s Standards for Technological Literacy.

Table of Contents

Abbreviated Contents

Technology: Engineering Our World, 8th Edition

• Welcome to Technology: Engineering Our World
• Front Matter
• 1 - Technology and You— An Introduction
• 2 - Learning to Work Safely
• 3 - What Are Design and Designing?
• 4 - Learning to Design
• 5 - Sketching and Drawing Techniques
• 6 - Materials
• 7 - Processing Materials
• 8 - The Four Industrial Sectors
• 9 - Technology and the Environment
• 10 - Structures
• 11 - Engineering and Construction
• 12 - Machines
• 13 - Transportation
• 14 - Energy
• 15 - Electricity and Magnetism
• 16 - Using Electricity and Electronics
• 17 - Information and Communication Technology
• 18 - Robotics
• 19 - Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering
• 20 - Preparing for Your Career
• Appendix
• Glossary
• Index