What is a technology?

• an object or idea that is man-made and makes our lives easier

• a natural object

• an object that makes things more difficult

• a system that gains and loses mass freely

What is a consequence?

• the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring

• the thing that happens next

• it happens when you misbehave

• a reward for good behavior

Which is a positive consequence of building a highway?

• more jobs

• more traffic

• more animals on the road

• habitat is split in two

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Select the positive consequence of growing a garden.

• more food

• more chores

• more water being used

• Soil degradation

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Which is a negative consequence of building an office park?

• more jobs

• more traffic

• more carpooling

• less people traveling on their own

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Which is a negative consequence for our phones?

• eye strain

• more communication

• increased jobs

• a way to spend extra money

What do we call the steps an engineer uses to create or improve a technology?

• Engineering Design Process

• Technology Improvement Steps

• Literal Magic

• Economically Depleted Piles

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What is the first step of the Engineering Design Process?

• Research; the problem

• Create, build a prototype

• Improve; redesign as needed

• You don't have to start on the same step

Bojangles the cat wants to push a cup off the counter. She studies the cup and wonders if it is too heavy. Which step of the EDP did Bojangles use?

• Improve; redesign as needed

• Create; build a prototype

• Imagine; develop possible solutions

• Ask; identify the needs and constraints

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Bojangles the cat pushes the cup off the counter. What step of the EDP did Bojangles use?

• Improve; redesign as needed

• test; and evaluate the prototype

• plan; select a promising solution

• research; the problem