EngineersWe also involved practicing engineers from differentfields for as many of the activities as they could attend,given their work commitments. The engineers were employees of our state Department of Transport and MainRoads, who supported our research project. Some engineers attended more than one school, such as a femalecivil engineer who was keen to visit a state and privateschool and shared her experiences in road design andconstruction. The engineers’ sharing of their occupational experiences was especially valuable in enrichingthe real-world context of the activities. Where possible,the engineers also observed the students undertake theactivities and we asked them to not directly influencetheir responses.