Junior high students designed their own bicycles from scratch and built them from steel tubing and salvaged parts. The project led to discoveries in math and physics and confidence in working with tools and materials. (Author/JOW)

The "Virtuosi" research program is a computer-aided design program that enables designers not only to manipulate two-dimensional pattern shapes, which has been done before, but to work these patterns into three-dimensional styles. (JOW)

Reviews the development of technology education in North America and discusses its emerging replacement of industrial arts. Highlights some of the trends and issues defining curriculum development and classroom instruction. Details various approaches to curriculum design, program implementation, and administration. Examines differences between…

Describes class activities designed to broaden primary school students' perception of technology and its role in society. A guided discussion highlights technology's contribution to the children's lives and the difference between generations. Story telling concerning children, families, and technology of ages past provides a historical…

Reports on a class project that examined the manufacture of boxes and packaging to teach about design and technology. The class discovered basic manufacturing techniques by examining and disassembling cereal boxes. Field trips to stores provided more examples. Appraises the children's final projects and discusses acquiring materials. (MJP)