This curriculum guide provides topic outlines and objectives for 12 units of an industrial arts program in plastics at any grade level. Introductory material describes the scope and sequence of an Industrial Arts program, gives specific guidelines for Industrial Arts, and briefly discusses the nature of plastics. Unit titles include Orientation of Plastics Technology, Molding Processes, Thermoforming, Casting and Encapsulating, Foaming Processes, Bonding Processes, Laminating Processes, Coating Processes, Machining, Decorating, Moldmaking, and Ecology. Appendixes provide three sample lesson plans, a sample laboratory/shop learning activity, glossary of terms, listing of ideal equipment, sources of plastic information, sources for equipment and supplies, list of classroom textbooks, and reference list. (YLB)