them can be: design, ground morphology, antiseismic stock, study, stock, electro-mechani-
cal design, construction, garden, swimming pool, earthquake engineering e.t.c.
Afterwards, students make a draft list with all professions seem to be appropriate for such
a project taking into account the various phases of the house’s construction. Teacher can
encourage children with observations or questions.
● Think about your house and make a comparison. What other professions are
needed for such a construction?
● how can we have a functional house, a luminous house, an airy house, a
beautiful house? Who will take into account all these aspects?
● how can the architect, the mechanical engineer, the electrical engineer, the rural
and surveying engineer and the civil engineer can cooperate with each other?
● how can a geologist contribute to such a construction?
● how important is an earthquake study? Who will do it?Part 2: Children can match the phases of construction with the professions and the needed
skills. They can clarify the duties of each profession/occupation, clarify the personal and
professional competences and finally find which main specialties of engineering plays role
in each phase of construction.
An example of matching could be:
Design architect and civil engineer specialized in residencies structural engineer
creativity, accuracy, mechanical perception
Electrical survey electrical engineer concentration, sharpness
Swimming pool hydraulic engineer persistence, practical ability
Garden landscape architect practical ability, imagination, artistic skills
Part 3: Children gather all the information given in the classroom and continue to search
and find extra material.
Sources for extra material can be the Curious Minds web repository of “images” of science,
including rich resources (e.g. systematically prepared and presented profiles of ordinary
scientists (in video format) in different fields and other relevant to science careers materials,
interviews with scientists, career games focusing on science and technology, archives pre-
senting moments of the life of important scientists). Videos, presentations as well as real
time on-line discussions will be implemented to support the realisation of this virtual dia-
logue between children and professional. Internships and apprenticeships are valuable be-
cause they allow students to learn new skills and investigate potential career interests.