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| the knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts and formulate laws or principles that can be verified or tested |
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| a series of steps followed to solve problems, including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions |
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| the process of obtaining information by using the senses |
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| an explanation that is based on prior scientific research or observations and that can be tested |
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| any pieces of information acquired through observation or experimentation |
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| a pattern, plan, representation, or description designed to show the structure or workings of an object, system, or concept |
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| an explanation for some phenomenon that is based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning |
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| a summary of many experimental results and observations; a law tells how things work |
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| the products and processes that are designed to serve our needs |
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| the process of creating technology |
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| Engineering Design Process |
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| the process engineers use to develop a new technology |
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| a test model of a product |
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| the process of determining whether the cost of doing something is worth the benefit provided |
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| the application of engineering to living things, such as humans and plants |
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| engineering that results in a product or process that helps living organisms but does not change them permanently |
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| engineering that results in a product or process that changes living organisms |
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