Analyze differences between the various areas of the designed world.
Analysis should include
- manufacturing technologies
- construction technologies
- energy and power technologies
- information and communications technologies
- agriculture and related biotechnologies
- medical technologies
- transportation technologies
- automation and AI.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What is technology? How does it differ from the natural world?
- What natural world issues are addressed by engineering?
- What problems in the world does engineering not address?
- What problems in the natural world might be caused by human use of technology?
- How can engineering improve the lives of people in developing nations?
- What are the major challenges for engineering?