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PSSA Vocab part 3
Term | Definition |
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technology design process | recognizing the problem, proposing a solution, implementing the solution, evaluating the solution, and communicating the problem, design, and idea |
technology education | the application of tools, materials, processes, and systems to solve problems and extend human capabilities |
system | a group of related objects that work together to achieve a desired result |
physical technology | the ways that humans construct, manufacture, and transport products |
tool | any device used to extend human capability including computer-based tools |
commodities | economic goods or products before they are processed and/or given a brand name, such as a product of agriculture |
transportation systems | a group of related parts that function together to perform a major task in any form of transportation |
information technology | the technical means that humans create to store and transmit information |
instructional technology | any medical aid (including computer technology) used to assist in or enhance the process of teaching and learning |
manufacturing technology | the ways that humans produce goods and products |
biomedical technology | the application of health care theories to develop methods, products, and tools to maintain or improve homeostasis |
construction technology | the ways that humans build structures on sites |
transportation technology | the physical ways humans move materials, goods, and people |
geological hazard | a naturally occurring or man-made condition or phenomenon that presents a risk or is a potential danger to life and property (e.g., landslides, floods, earthquakes, ground subsidence, costal and beach erosion, faulting, etc) |
geological map | A representation of a region on which is recorded earth information (e.g., the distribution, nature and age relationships of rock units and the occurrences of structural features, mineral deposits and fossil localities). |
delineate | to trace the outline; to draw; to sketch; to depict or picture |
desalinization | to remove salts and other chemicals from sea or saline water |
electronic communication | system for the transmission of information using electronic technology (e.g., digital cameras, cellular telephones, internet, television, fiber optics) |