Version 2:

Role-playing game 'energy conference' - team work

Material:

Black and white copy of the document "Characters large"
Sheet 'Engineers' for all groups + one character card from each of the character groups (ambassadors, ministers, ... ) for each student group.

( In total: 5 copies of the sheet 'Engineers' + one copy each of all character sheets, scissors for cutting out the single persons, writing paper for concepts )

This is what you need for your form:

Download: Characters large (Powerpoint - 600 KB)
Characters large (PDF - 350 KB)

Preparation:

The students are split into five groups, each of them assembling at one 'conference table'. Each of the groups receives the sheet 'engineers' and one person from each of the character sheets: one ambassador, one minister, one manager, one engineer, one ecologist and one consumer. These people are the participants of the conference. The choice of people for each student group is flexible but should be made in a way that positions are contradicting.
Group formation may take place at the end of one lesson and the team work may start with the next lessons so that the students can prepare some arguments at home.

Team work:

Each group puts together a short energy concept in key words, considering the different positions of their character cards. One student of the group is secretary. If version 3 of the role play (mixed teams) is to be carried out afterwards two secretaries are needed. The time for the team work should be in the range of 15 - 20 mins.

Analysis:

Each group defines a speaker who presents the energy concept afterwards to the class. Students discuss which concepts are compatible and what compromises could look like.