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An Invention | This is something new a person makes or designs. |
A Discovery | This is something a person finds in nature. |
Basic Human Needs | This technology age considers only its needs for survival. This is the earliest Technological age. |
Agricultural Age | This technology age is based on the production of plants and animals. It is associated with Farming. |
Industrial Age | This technology age is one that uses machines and factories for the processing of materials. It marks the beginning of big cities. |
Information Age | This technology age is one whose economy is based on the control and transfer of data or information. This age is associated with the computer. |
Time Line | This is an ordered listing of events usually shown on a straight line. |
Complex Technology | Technology that is built on other simpler technology. This technology is made up of smaller subsystems. |
Computer Output Devices | Computer Monitors and Printers. |
Computer Input Devices | Computer Keyboard,Mouse,and even a touch screen. |
Inclined Plane | This simple machine is also known as a ramp. It spreads out the distance over which a weight is raised. |
Wedge | This simple machine is like the sharp end of a nail. It has a sharp point that can split wood or even rocks. |
Wheel | This simple machine is circular and can spin or roll along the ground. |
Lever | This simple machine is a device that magnifies the effect of a small force in order to move a heavy object. |
Screw | This simple machine is really a ramp that is spun into a spiral around a wedge. |
Fulcrum | This is the part of a lever where the work shifts from one side of the lever to the other side. |