After the pupils have dealt with the topic from different perspectives in the previous lessons, they are then related to the specific situation in Germany with the help of a role play. The focus is on the question of which forms of sustainable use of water make sense here and how the different aspects can be in tension with each other. The role play also serves as a backup and reflection of the previous lessons. Cards are available for the role play, on which the respective roles and the main lines of argument are recorded. The respective roles are played to varying degrees. This has the advantage that, on the one hand, everyone is actively involved in the process and, on the other hand, reserved pupils can act with a smaller share within their group. The teacher takes on the role of the mayor. In the role play, engineers from the local sewage treatment plant, a conventional farmer and his wife, the Hüppert family and a youth group from Greenpeace take part in discussions. They all have their own priorities, interests and arguments, some of which are of a contradictory nature. The aim of the discussion is not to reach a consensus, but rather to work out the complexity of the problem. However, it would be desirable to realise that less is more.

The students are divided into groups for the role play. The groups have different numbers of players. Each group receives a card on which their role is noted. They are also given arguments with the card that make their position and interests clear and that they can use in the discussion. They can also use AB 1 - 5 as a source for their own arguments. The room should be organised in such a way that the participants can sit in a circle.

* Instructions Warm up
* AB 1 -5
* Cards for the role play

Warm up game:
improwiki.com/de/aufwaermspiele

The method of the role play:
methodenpool.uni-koeln.de/rollenspiel/frameset_rollenspiel