Several intermediate performance objectives and corresponding criterion measures are listed for each of the three categories (American Industries Orientation, Agriculture, and Construction) included in this first of a two-volume course guide on American industries. The materials were developed for a 9- to 12-week course for seventh grade students to acquaint them with the concepts of major American industrial enterprises. American Industries Orientation includes five terminal objective sections: Safety, Criterion Measures, Elements of Industry, Planning, and Measurements. Agriculture includes seven terminal objective sections: Occupations, Tools, Turfgrass, Fertilizing, Vegetable Gardening and Container Growing, Conservation, and Horticulture Maintenance. Construction includes six terminal objective sections: Occupations, Characteristics of Wood Materials, Hand Tools, Wood Joining and Fastening, Finishing, and Mass Production. Information for instructors is also included. (This manual and 54 others were developed for various secondary level vocational courses using the System Approach for Education (SAFE) guidelines.) (HD)