Adolescent risk-taking Technology Education deserves more respect Technology educators struggle for credibility amongst education professionals who have not encountered REAL Technology Education. Most people think this area is just about computers when, in fact, it is about helping kids learn how to use math, science, and other content to figure out how humans create the tools and products we use.
Science is the study of the natural world.
Technology is the study of the human-made world. My sixth, seventh and eighth grade students learn how to use a myriad of tools as they design solutions to problems. We study how humans use the science of magnetism to invent things like motors, computer disks, compasses, MRI, etc. We study how humans understand the use of simple machines to invent more complex machines. We study how humans have harnesed sand and sun to make ecologically friendly electricity.