Title: Explain how material resources are processed.
Course: Technology and Engineering Foundations (21003-36) > Section: Using Materials as a Technological Resource

Explanation should include processing as the act of changing the state or form of a material. Processes to change a material might include

- forming
- separating
- conditioning
- combining
- assembling
- finishing.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the difference between mechanical and chemical processing?
- How is stainless steel made?
- What items are made of polymers? Why are polymers the chosen material for these products?
- What is the difference between ferrous and nonferrous material?
- What types of products would be composed of ferrous material? Why?
- What types of products would be composed of nonferrous material? Why?
- What are definitions, illustrations, and examples of each of the processes?