All living things are made up of smaller units called cells.
All multicellular organisms have systems that interact with one another to perform specific functions and enable the organism to function as a whole.
Bio-related technologies are the processes of using biological organisms to make or modify products.
Cells carry out the many functions needed to sustain life.
Cells grow and divide thereby producing more cells.
Cells take in nutrients that they use to provide energy to carry out their life functions.
Changes in environmental conditions can affect the survival of populations and entire species.
Communication is the process of composing, sending, and receiving messages through technology.
Construction is the process of turning raw materials into useful structures.
Decisions about the use of products and systems can result in known and unexpected consequences.
Different body tissues and organs are made up of different kinds of cells.
Disease affects the structures and/or functions of an organism.
Energy and power technologies are the processes of converting energy sources into useful power.
Every organism has a set of genetic instructions that determines its inherited traits.
Every organism has a set of instructions for specifying its traits.
Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient to allow its survival.
Genes can randomly change or mutate, causing changes in certain traits of the offspring.
Hereditary information (set of instructions) is contained in genes, located on chromosomes in cells.
In a technological world, inventions and innovations must be carefully assessed by individuals and society as a whole.
Individual organisms with certain traits are more likely than others to survive and have offspring.
Inherited traits can increase their frequency in successive generations so that descendents are very different from their ancestors.
Innovation is the process of modifying an existing product, process, or system to improve it.
Invention is a process of turning ideas and imagination into new products, processes, or systems.
Manufacturing is the process of turning raw materials into useful products.
Organisms reproduce and pass their genes to the next generation (their offspring).
People select, create, and use science and technology and are limited by constraints (e.g. social and physical).
Safety is a preeminent concern for all technological development and use.
Science and technology are inextricably connected and are driven by human decision making
Some organisms are made up of only one cell.
Specialized cells perform specialized functions in multicellular organisms.
Technological design & problem solving includes both formative and summative analysis.
Technological design & problem solving requires the ability to clearly communicate engineered solutions.
Technological design & problem solving requires the application of hands-on abilities such as sketching, prototyping, and fabricating.
Technological design & problem solving transforms an idea into a final product or system.
Technological design & problem solving utilizes a series of steps that take place in a well-defined sequence.
Technological literacy is a lifetime endeavor.
Technological literacy is necessary for a productive 21st century skilled workforce.
Technological literacy is required for all citizens in a democratic society for shared decision-making.
Technological literacy is the ability to understand, use, assess, design, and produce technology (i.e. Invention & Innovation).
Technology and society mutually impact each other.
The abilities required in a technological world include diagnosing, troubleshooting, analyzing and maintaining systems.
The gene is the basic unit of inheritance.
The goal of technology is to improve the human condition by maximizing positive impacts and minimizing negative one.
The study of the impacts of technological systems enables us to plan and direct technological developments.
There are defining structures of cells for both plants and animals.
There are structural and functional similarities and differences that characterize diverse living things.
There is a relationship between structure and function at all biological levels of organization.
Transportation is the process of safely and efficiently moving people and products.
While science is the study of the natural world, technology is the study of the human designed world.