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Students Name sean boylan

Unit 3: Systems

Lesson 1: Core Technologies

File 3.1.1: Categorizing the Core Technologies
Step 1: In your small groups, sort the subsystems you identified during the video into the
following categorieswhich are known as the Core technologiesin the table below. Core
technologies represent subsystems within a larger, more complex system.
Step 2: If your group did not see one of the core technologies represented, propose how it
could be included in the device depicted in the video.
Step 3: Create a visual diagram representing the relationship among the core technologies
shown in the device.
Step 1

Subsystem from Device in Video

Mechanical
The cogs at the start

Fluid

Structural
The planks supporting the
cogs and the

Electrical
The car battery

Optical
The window panes

Thermal
The fan cooling the air or
heat with any battery
connections

Electronic

Biotechnology

The oil and wind shield

wiper fluid

Material
The meatl hood

The car keys closing the

door

The oil??????

Step 2
1. The following core technologies were not represented in the device:

2. The biotech core technology could be included by: taping a person to press the
button
3. The _____________ core technology could be included by:N/A

2012 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association

Foundations of
Technology, Third Edition/
Technology, Engineering, and Design

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Step 3
Create a visual graphic/organizer that shows the relationship (i.e. the lever [mechanical] is
held in place by a Popsicle stick bridge [structural]) among the core technologies for the
device depicted in the video. Attach your graphic to this worksheet.

2012 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association

Foundations of
Technology, Third Edition/
Technology, Engineering, and Design