Describes an approach to teaching engineering design that involves analyzing, designing, building, and testing a simple structure. Explains the procedures for the various activities and discusses how the design concept can be incorporated into other courses. (ML)

Discusses a six-week course in urban problem solving conducted by Newark College Engineering for high ability inner-city students in the summer of 1971 and 1972. Indicates that the experiment in mixing urban laboratories, city problems, and high school juniors is an educational success. (CC)