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Earl's Design ShopCalifornia State Standard: 11.8 Students analyze the economic boom and social transformation of post-World War II America.
Students had to research the influences of automobile design in the 1950s.
Each student team had to create a car design using some of the techniques and influences of General Motors designer Harley Earl.
Each design team had to use at least one pre-1959 aircraft, one pre-1959 automobile, and one ordinary household item from the 1950s.
Students use Play-Doh to create a model of the exterior of their vehicle. Clay models were often employed by Earl's design team in the 1950s.
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