Appropriate Technology (AT) concepts have been discussed throughout this past century by notable leaders and scholars such as Mohandas Gandhi and Julius Nyerere; however, the undisputed founder of the AT movement was E. F. Schumacher, a British economist who worked extensively in India and Burma during the 1950s and 60s. Schumacher encapsulated the philosophy of AT in his book, Small Is Beautiful (1973), where he described the central doctrine of AT as (a) simple, (b) small scale, (c) low cost, and (d) non-violent. The U.S. Office of Technology Assessment has further refined these tenets by describing AT as (a) small scale, (b) energy efficient, (c) environmentally sound, (d) labor intensive, (e) controlled by the local community, and (f) sustained at the local level (Office of Technology Assessment, 1981). AT seeks to aid and support the human ability to understand, operate, and sustain technological systems to the benefit of humans while seeking to be in harmony with the culture and the environment. The constructs that make up a well-designed AT curriculum activity are well supported in Standards for Technological Literacy, (2000/2002). Standards 4 through 11 address the student's ability to develop an understanding of technology and society and the processes used to design solutions to technological problems. AT provides opportunities for students to engage in real human-based needs where technological problem solving applications are needed and make a difference. This unique approach to curriculum design immerses students in order that they see and understand a complete technological system and its impact on humans.