Categories of Technology

Transportation Tech

Used in moving people and cargo from one place to another.

Manufacturing

Used in converting materials into industrial and consumer products.

Energy and Power

Used in converting and applying energy to power devices and systems.

Construction Technologies

Used in building structures for housing, business, transportation, and energy transmission.

Communicatoin and Information

Used in processing data into information and in communicating ideas and information.

Agriculture and Bio-Tech

Used for growing food and producing natural fibers.

Medical Tech

Used in maintaining health and curing illness.

There are many ways to examine technology. One approach to understanding technology is categorizing each area by the type of technology developed and used. This approach looks at technology as human actions and groups them accordingly. This grouping includes seven types of technology. Humans have used all these types of technology throughout history to modify and control their environment.

Categories of Technology

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Medical Tech

Used in maintaining health and curing illness.

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Medical Tech

You’ve learned how medical technology helps prevent, diagnose, and treat illnesses! Keep asking questions and exploring science—maybe one day you’ll invent a new medical breakthrough!

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A sustainable farming method that combines aquaculture (the raising of aquatic animals, typically fish) with hydroponics (the cultivation of plants in water)

Aquaponics

Aquaponics is an alternative way to grow crops using technology.

It is the technigue of growing plants using a water-based nutrient solution rather than soil.

Hydroponics

Hydroponics is an alternative way to grow crops using technology.

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The interactive visual communication step by step:

• Plan the structure of your content.
• Give visual weight to the key points and the most important ones.
• Define secondary messages with interactivity.
• Establish a flow throughout the content.
• Measure results.