This document provides an overview of engineering, including its impacts and importance to society, core characteristics, practical applications, theories used, phenomena explored, and how data is collected and researched. Engineering helps make human life better by improving efficiency and advancing technology. It is logical, precise, creative, analytical, and responsible. Practical applications include constructing, designing, programming, analyzing, and testing. Theories of motion, energy, and thermodynamics are applied. Safety innovations in transportation show the impacts of engineering over time. Data collection methods and concerns about accuracy and ethics are also discussed.