The Design Lab Manual provides a detailed description of various types of Design Labs used in the USMES program. Chapters cover the USMES Design Lab concept; tone of Design Lab activities; in-class Design Lab; portable Design Lab; the Design Lab room; cost/scrounging; staffing and scheduling a Design Lab; Design Lab training for teachers; Design Lab manager training; safety; local, state, private, and federal funding; histories of Design Labs; and an annotated Design Lab bibliography. Appendices include a list of Design Lab "How To" cards, sample letters to parents and lists of materials collected, sketches of Design Lab layouts, a Design Lab scrounging list, answers to Design Lab questionnaires, Design Lab ordering inventory, and a request for information sheet. (DT)