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The technological process - Coggle Diagram
The technological process
Technology solves problems
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Technical drawing
Information technology
Scientific and technological knowledge
Work techniques
Materials and their properties
Economic factors
Throughout history, human beings have invented increasingly complex objects and mechanisms to satisfy their needs
Technology is the coordinated application of knowledge and skills to find solutions that satisfy needs and solve problems.
Stages in the technological process
Individual analysis
Look for examples, draw a plan. Requirements: stability, resistance, rigidity.
Brainstorming
Present proposals, choose or combine ideas. Example: suspension bridge.
Working plans:
Plan and side view
Anchoring blocks and cables
Handrails
Needs
Example: Students must cross a stream; they get their feet wet → solution needed.
Planning
Process sheet
Quotation
Working plans
Construction
Build support pieces, record problems.
Verification
Evaluate the final product, perform load test, assess impact.
Essential tools for technology
IT tools: processors, spreadsheets, graphics, presentations, databases.
Physical tools: measure, draw, cut, saw, perforate, nail, screw, fasten.
Organisation of the workshop
Work groups: coordinator, secretary, roles rotate.
Workspace: tools, materials, projects.
Documentation: books, magazines.
The company, the market and environment
Business activities:
Distribution
Production
Management
Logistics
Advertising affects consumption. Environmental issues: pollution, resource exhaustion, inequalities.
Analysis of technical objects
Formal, technical, socioeconomic and functional analyses:
Materials, assembly, physics
Origin, needs, price, environmental impact
Uses, risks, maintenance
Draw object and components
Safety in the workshop
General safety: no loose clothes, check tools, use protection, know exits.
Hygiene: clean hands, organised workspace, clean up.
Summary
Stages: needs, proposals, development, construction, evaluation, marketing.
Environmental problems: pollution, exhaustion of resources, inequalities.
Technology = knowledge + skills → solutions to needs.
Elements: materials, drawings, IT, economics.