Suitable Materials: Bringing Ideas Together in Istanbul

From 29 October to 1 November 2026, members of the “Suitable Materials” group met in Istanbul, Türkiye, for an in-person working meeting within the project “Engineering for our Life”. The meeting brought together participants from the UK, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Türkiye, as well as one of the group's facilitators from Germany.

The main goal was to finalise the group's game, EngiGo, develop its rules, and test it together. The participants also reviewed their lesson plans and teaching materials for primary and secondary school, ensuring that they followed a coherent learning sequence and were aligned in terms of content and timing.

A key achievement was completing all lesson plans and materials for both primary and secondary school levels. The group had already tested the materials in their own schools and used the feedback and experience gained to make final adjustments.

The participants were happy to meet face to face again and appreciated the opportunity to discuss, develop, and test their materials together. The meeting marked an important milestone for the “Suitable Materials” group: all learning materials are now complete, and the team is looking forward to sharing their game with other teachers and gathering further feedback.