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INTEGRATION OF STEM

INTEGRATION OF STEM. Introduction to Engineering. What Do Engineers Do?. What is S cience? What is T echnology? What is E ngineering? What is M athematics? What is STEM ?. Scientists Investigate our natural world. Technologists Apply science and math to designs. STEM

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INTEGRATION OF STEM

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  1. INTEGRATION OF STEM

  2. Introduction to Engineering What Do Engineers Do?

  3. What is Science? What is Technology? What is Engineering? What is Mathematics? What is STEM?

  4. Scientists Investigate our natural world Technologists Apply science and math to designs STEM Working together to solve problems based on societal needs and wants Mathematicians Use numbers and symbols to solve problems Engineers Create our designed world

  5. How are they all needed toCreate a Product?

  6. What are our human needs? Problems That Solve Our Needs and Wants • PHYSICAL NEEDS: • Basic shelter • Basic clothing • Can you think of more? • BIOLOGICAL NEEDS: • Water • Food • Can you think of more? • PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS: • Family • Friends • Can you think of more?

  7. What are our human wants? Problems That Solve Our Needs and Wants • PHYSICAL WANTS: • Nice house • Nice car • Nice clothes • Can you think of more? • BIOLOGICAL WANTS: • Fresh water • Fancy food • Healthy living • Can you think of more? • PSYCHOLOGICAL WANTS: • Talk with family • See friends • Entertainment • Can you think of more?

  8. Engineering Engineering uses scientific, technological, and mathematical knowledge to solve practical problems.

  9. Engineers Can Do Anything Invent – Develop a new product, system, or process that has never existed before Innovate – Improve an existing technological product, system, or method Invent Build Design Analyze Orchestrate Create Conceive Evaluate Improve

  10. An electrical engineer may design a GPS for your vehicle. A pharmaceutical/chemical engineer may find a cure for disease. A computer engineer may build a computer the size of your watch. A mechanical engineer may create a robot to discover water on a planet. An agricultural engineer may evaluate the effects of global warming on food production. Engineers Work to Solve Many Kinds of Problems Engineers make our lives better

  11. Discussion Questions What product or system would make your life better? Is this an invention or an innovation? What type(s) of engineer(s) might work on this project?

  12. What is Technology?

  13. What is Technology? Technology is comprised of the products and processes created by engineers to meet our needs and wants.

  14. Technology vs. Science Technology Study of our human-made world Deals with “what can be” Science Study of our natural world Deals with “what is”

  15. How Does Technology Address Human Needs and Wants? Environmental Information Medical Communication Bio-Related and Agriculture Technology Manufacturing & Construction Energy and Power Nanotechnology Transportation

  16. Information Technology Information Technology allows us to send signals around the world. Examples: Television, Internet, satellite, GPS, cell phones

  17. Impacts of Information Technology INTERNET – Harder to distinguish between reliable and unreliable sources INTERNET –Information is stored for easy access

  18. Communication Technology Communication Technology is giving or exchanging information. Examples: Magazines, DVDs, photography, video games

  19. Impacts of Communication Technology DIGITAL CAMERAS Allow you to edit and print only the pictures you like COMPUTERS, PRINTERS, & DIGITAL CAMERAS Make forgery and plagiarism easier

  20. Bio-related and Agricultural Technology Biotechnology transforms living things into products or new forms of life. Examples: Genetic engineering, bionics Agricultural Technology produces plants and animals for food, fiber, and fuel. Examples: Irrigation, food preservation, weed and insect control Both deal with living things: Plants, animals, and people

  21. Impacts of Bio-Related Technology HEALTH – Side effects of some medications – nausea, shortness of breath, etc. HEALTH – Improves quality of life, vitamins, vaccines, medications

  22. Impacts of Agricultural Technology FERTILIZERS– have found their way into ground water, polluting good drinking water FERTILIZERS– can make plants produce more food per acre

  23. Medical Technology Medical Technology creates tools to treat disease and injury. Examples: Lasers, prostheses, ultrasound, medications

  24. Impacts of Medical Technology X-RAYS – Too many x-rays can cause cancer. X-RAYS – Make it easier to diagnose injuries

  25. Environmental Technology Environmental Technology creates tools to minimize the effect of technology on the development of living things. Examples: Hybrid vehicles, conservation, waste management (recycling)

  26. Impacts of Environmental Technology RECYCLING – Disposal of garbage is more complicated and time consuming RECYCLING – Improves water and air quality

  27. Production Technology Production Technology is the manufacturing of physical goods on an assembly line and the construction of structures on a job site.

  28. Manufacturing changes natural or synthetic materials into usable products. Examples: Clothing, vehicles, food Construction Technology builds structures that support loads and protect us from the environment. Examples: House, bridge, roads Production Technology

  29. Impacts of Production Technology New products help to make our life easier and increase leisure time Many industries use materials that can harm the environment Noise and debris, traffic problems, accidents and injuries Provides shelter, improves roads, creates employment opportunities

  30. The development of materials with outstanding combinations of mechanical, chemical, and electrical properties that make other advances possible. Examples: Mosquito repellent clothing, artificial skin grafts for burn victims, advanced building materials such as composite decking Materials Technology

  31. Impacts of Materials Technology NEW MATERIALS – don’t know how the materials will behave over long periods of time. NEW MATERIALS – able to reuse recycled materials to help the environment

  32. Transportation Technology Transportation Technology Provides a way for people, animals, products, and materials to be moved from one place to the next. Examples: Flight – Airplane, rocket, space shuttle Land – Train, subway, automobile, bicycle Water – Commercial, cruise ships Non-vehicle – Conveyor belts, pipelines

  33. Impacts of Transportation Technology Traveling long distances faster Accidents

  34. Energy and Power Technology Energy is the ability or capacity to do work. Examples: Chemical Energy  Gasoline Mechanical Energy  Motion Thermal Energy  Steam Electrical Energy  Electricity Radiant Energy  Light

  35. Energy and Power Technology Power is the rate at which energy is transformed from one form to another. Examples: Electrical power – provides light and operates motors Mechanical power – moves automobiles, trains, and airplanes Fluid power – uses fluids to produce motion Hydraulic – uses a liquid Pneumatic – uses a gas

  36. Impacts of Energy and Power Technology Without energy and power, most technologies would not exist or work Overuse of nonrenewable resources

  37. Nanotechnology Nanotechnology is manipulating materials on an atomic or molecular level. Examples: Sensors, Nanobot, molecular manufacturing

  38. Impacts of Nanotechnology Continuously sense and adjust medical treatment Impede privacy

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