This course guide for a power technology course is one of four developed for the energy/power area in the North Dakota senior high industrial arts education program. (Eight other guides are available for two other areas of Industrial Arts--graphic communications and production.) Part 1 provides such introductory information as a definition and instructional objectives for Industrial Arts. Part 2 contains the course rationale and objectives; guidelines for implementation; taxonometric structure; course description including length, credit, prerequisites, and student competencies; suggested instructional units with required number of class periods; and nine units. Each unit includes some or all of the following material: unit objective(s), topic outline, and selected student competencies to be developed through sample coordinated learning activities. Unit titles are Introduction to Power Technology; Basic Power Technology Concepts; Machines; Conversion of Power: Heat Engines; Electrical Conversion of Power; Mechanical Transmission of Power; Fluid Power; Research and Development; and Careers in Power Technology. A reference list is appended. (YLB)