Black Boxes Vocabulary

A system that cannot be directly observed and easily understood.

• black box

• model

• technology

• system

Working together to share ideas and solutions.

• collaboration

• concept

• consensus

• system

Something thought or imagined; like an idea, explanation, or image.

• concept

• black box

• design

• technology

A model that uses ideas to suggest what a system is or how it works.

• conceptual model

• physical model

Agreement among all members of a group. Everyone agrees.

• consensus

• collaboration

• design

• technology

The way something is put together.

• design

• conceptual model

• model

• system

A representation or explanation, based on indirect evidence, of something that is impossible to observe directly.

• model

• system

• design

• technology

A three-dimensional (3-D) construction designed to explain or represent how something works.

• physical model

• conceptual model

Two or more objects that work together in a meaningful way.

• system

• model

• black box

• collaboration

The application of science for the benefit of people; the work of engineers.

• technology

• system

• concept

• black box