This course on appropriate technology is designed for use by individual high school students, small groups of students, or for classroom instruction. Course goals include developing a broad understanding of human technologies, examining the history of technology, reviewing and assessing various applications of appropriate technology, and discussing the effects of technologies on the past, present, and future of Alaska. The course consists of two chapters. The first chapter includes three lessons which focus on the historical beginnings of appropriate technology and the need for this technology in rich countries as well as in Alaska. The second chapter consists of 11 lessons which consider various aspects of the history of human technologies. Topic areas explored include agriculture, the birth of science, revolutions in energy, the growth of industry and trading, the industrial revolution, changes in society due to the industrial revolution, automation, the military industry, and the development of technology in Alaska. Lessons, which contain numerous illustrations, include reading material and (when applicable) a worksheet with cognitive and/or attitude questions for students to complete. (JN)