STANDARD 5.4 (NATURE AND PROCESS OF TECHNOLOGY): by Grade 8
Strands with Cumulative Progress Indicators
A. Science and Technology
- Compare and contrast science with technology, illustrating similarities and differences between these two human endeavors.
B. Nature of Technology
- Analyze a product or system to determine the problem it was designed to solve, the design constraints, trade-offs and risks involved in using the product or system, how the product or system might fail, and how the product or system might be improved.
C. Technological Design
- Recognize how feedback loops are used to control systems.
