What´s technology?: Technology is the group of kwonledge, skills, and techniques that human use to satisfy needs and to solve problems.
Techhnology is the practical application of knowledge. Technology works like a system that involves turning natural items into useful products: eg.car, tin, clothes, etc. It´s the “know-how”.
Technology works like a system (Input-Process-Output and feedback) where natural items turn into manufactured products. Systems are developed to address a goal.
- The INPUT are the resources availble to the system.
- The OUTPUT are the products generated by this system.
- The PROCESS is the way to get the goal.
- The FEEDBACK is used to control this process, it is the signal or measure that says how well the goal is being achieved, or how well the process is working.
2.- TECNOLOGY AND SOCIETY.
Technology and society work together: technology responds to society´s needs and helps societe to develop.
Nowdays technology is present in all areas of society and has made major changes to our lives. Can you image a world without telephones or computers? And without cars, trains or planes? Could we live with food that only comes from tradicional agricultural processes?
ACTIVITIES Nº1:
a) Look for information about the main industries in your community. Write a short report about what is produced and how technology is used.
Some examples of industries in Toledo:
Group IMSA: Hygiene and food industry.Some examples of industries in Toledo:
La Floresta: Industry expert of the marketing of air conditioning.
Junca Accessories: Industry especilized in plasic transformation.
b) Find out and write down the environmental problems that can come from those processes.
The fabriation of every type of products contributed to the global warming and the industries also produce wastes that are spilt into the sea or deposited in the environment.
ACTIVITITIES Nº2:
The fabriation of every type of products contributed to the global warming and the industries also produce wastes that are spilt into the sea or deposited in the environment.
ACTIVITITIES Nº2:
a) Complete the folowing table into your wordprocessor and copy-paste it into your BLOG.
PRODUCT | NEEDS | KNOWLEDGE | SKILL | RISK |
Tin | Food | Chemist | Manufacture | Trash |
PC | Work/leisure | Computer/type | type writting | Factory waste |
Car | Transport | Mecanic | Driving | Accident |
Flute | Music | Music | Playing | Noise |
b) Make a table with ten invents, their inventors and the date. Do it into your word processor and paste it on your blog.
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c) Choose an invent and make a report similar to this. LINK:_EDISON
Leonardo da Vinci was born in Vinci on April 15, 1452 and died in Amboise on May 2, 1519, at the age of 67.
ACTIVITY Nº3
3.1 Find out he opposites of these word:
a) Pull out: Pull in
b)Put on: Pull off
c)put together: Break up
d)Put in: Put off
3.2. Match the tools you need with he actions:
a) To cut a plywood board: Saw
b) To glue two pieces of wood: Glue pistol
c) To measure a board: Ruler or set square
d) To sand a corner f pieces of planks: File
e) To make a hole: Punch
f) To insert a nail: Hammer
3.3 Write down in your blog why this actions are dangerous in a workshop:
a) Running: I think running is dangerous because you can fall.
b) Jumping: The same reason as running.
c) Having loose hair: Because you can hook it into a machine.
d) Pushing: Because if your classmate is doing something he can be damaged if you push him/her.
3.4.- Copy and complete these sentences about health and safety.
a) You mustn't wear rings or having loose hair because: it will get caught in the machines.
b) You mustn't make too much noise becuase you can borther another classmate and it isn't pleasant.
c) You must keep your workstation clean and tidy because it makes easier to work.
3.5.- Match the tools you need with the actions. Use your dictionary. Copy them into your notebook and draw a picture of the tools next to the word.
INVENTOR | <><><><><><><><><><><><> ITEM | <><><><><><><><><><><><> DATE | <><><><><><><><><><><><>
Boris Rossing | <><><><><><><><><><><><> TV | <><><><><><><><><><><><> 1906 | <><><><><><><><><><><><>
Guglielmo Marconi | <><><><><><><><><><><><> Radio | <><><><><><><><><><><><> 1895 | <><><><><><><><><><><><>
Alejandro Graham Bell | <><><><><><><><><><><><> Phone | <><><><><><><><><><><><> 1876 | <><><><><><><><><><><><>
Thomas Alva Edison | <><><><><><><><><><><><> Electric light | <><><><><><><><><><><><> 1876 | <><><><><><><><><><><><>
Lumière | <><><><><><><><><><><><> Cinema | <><><><><><><><><><><><> 1895 | <><><><><><><><><><><><>
Wright | <><><><><><><><><><><><> Plain | <><><><><><><><><><><><> 1903 | <><><><><><><><><><><><>
Degli Armati | <><><><><><><><><><><><> Glasses | <><><><><><><><><><><><> 1285 | <><><><><><><><><><><><>
Louis Braille | <><><><><><><><><><><><> Braille (blinds’ writting) | <><><><><><><><><><><><> 1834 | <><><><><><><><><><><><>
Roentgen | <><><><><><><><><><><><> X-ray | <><><><><><><><><><><><> 1890 | <><><><><><><><><><><><>
James Watt | <><><><><><><><><><><><> Steam machine | <><><><><><><><><><><><> 1763 |
c) Choose an invent and make a report similar to this. LINK:_EDISON
Leonardo da Vinci was born in Vinci on April 15, 1452 and died in Amboise on May 2, 1519, at the age of 67.As engineer and inventor, Leonardo developed ideas very advanced to his time, such as the helicopter, the car of combat, the submarine and the car. Few of his projects weren’t constructed because they were not realizable still in this time.
ACTIVITY Nº3
3.1 Find out he opposites of these word:
a) Pull out: Pull in
b)Put on: Pull off
c)put together: Break up
d)Put in: Put off
3.2. Match the tools you need with he actions:
a) To cut a plywood board: Saw
b) To glue two pieces of wood: Glue pistol
c) To measure a board: Ruler or set square
d) To sand a corner f pieces of planks: File
e) To make a hole: Punch
f) To insert a nail: Hammer
3.3 Write down in your blog why this actions are dangerous in a workshop:
a) Running: I think running is dangerous because you can fall.
b) Jumping: The same reason as running.
c) Having loose hair: Because you can hook it into a machine.
d) Pushing: Because if your classmate is doing something he can be damaged if you push him/her.
3.4.- Copy and complete these sentences about health and safety.
a) You mustn't wear rings or having loose hair because: it will get caught in the machines.
b) You mustn't make too much noise becuase you can borther another classmate and it isn't pleasant.
c) You must keep your workstation clean and tidy because it makes easier to work.
3.5.- Match the tools you need with the actions. Use your dictionary. Copy them into your notebook and draw a picture of the tools next to the word.
1) Glue and clamps | <><><><><><><><><><><><> b) To glue two pieces of wood | <><><><><><><><><><><><>
2) Saw | <><><><><><><><><><><><> a) To cut a plywood board | <><><><><><><><><><><><>
3) Ruler or set square | <><><><><><><><><><><><> e) To measure a board | <><><><><><><><><><><><>
4) File or sand paper | <><><><><><><><><><><><> c) To sand the corner of a piece of planks | <><><><>
5) Punch or make a hole | <><><><> d) To insert an eye bolt in a piece of wood |
ACTIVITY Nº4
Work with this link to order the invents acording improvment the society.
http://educate.intel.com/workspace/student/loginpage.aspx?LID=cr
Work with this link to order the invents acording improvment the society.
http://educate.intel.com/workspace/student/loginpage.aspx?LID=cr
