BASIC TERMINOLOGY IN TECHNOLOGY

Technology	Practical use of knowledge, extend abilities, satisfy needs /wants & solve problems.
Design	The process of creating things by planning.
Innovation	The process of improving and changing a technology that already exists.
Invention	The process of designing new products.
Criteria	In the design process, things that the product must do or include.
Brainstorming	Group members suggest ideas out loud as they think of them.
Prototype	A working model.
An Engineer	Uses knowledge of science, math & technology to solve technical design problems.
What Technology Does:	Transforms resources into products and services and solves problems.