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Wright (industry and technology, Ball State U.) introduces high school students to how technology and engineering make the world work, how technological systems work, how they affect people and the planet, and specific applications in communication and information, transportation, construction, manufacturing, medicine, agriculture and biotechnology, and energy and power. Topics include problem solving and design, the production of products and structures, the management of technological systems, societal and personal views of technology, and positive and negative impacts. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Technology & Engineering will help students realize how technology affects people and the world in which we live. Numerous illustrations and easy-to-read text enable understanding of how people use technology and why technological systems work the way they do. Student-friendly features, such as tomorrows Technology Today, Technology Explained, Academic Connections, STEM Connections, Think Green, and Career Corners, provide numerous practical examples of the impacts of technology on our world. This edition of the book contains information on automation and robotics, digital photography, digital signals, and job skills and employment. The book is fully correlated to the Standards for Technological Literacy. Strategic Reading features help students focus on the material in each chapter.STEM Connections and Academic Connections relate chapter content to math, science, history, and communication.Think Green features connect chapter content to environmental issues.Technology Explained features highlight ad discuss a variety of current technologies.Career Corner features present information about careers related to various technological fields.Test Your Knowledge questions and STEM applications are included at the end of each chapter.
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