Grade levels
 8 - 10
 Contains
 35 pages, project plan, sketchnoting tutorial + exercise sheets
 subjects
 Scientific research | Difference between applied and basic, cross-sectional and long-term, as well as experimental and non-experimental research | Creation of research questions | Sketchnoting method | Sketchnoting as a presentation technique | Analysis of research projects | Evaluating the fight against parasitism | Understanding dilemmas | Developing solutions | Creating monitoring plans | Conflict between business and animal welfare | Planning investigations for the long term | Recognizing the limits of statements and questioning opinions |
 Description
 How do scientists conduct research and what types of project work are there? The students explore the world of research by receiving a summary of current project work from the Hannover Veterinary University Foundation. Is it basic or applied research, is it experimental or non-experimental research, and was cross-sectional or long-term research used to arrive at the results? Each group presents a project without mentioning the type of research, because that is the task of the listeners. In this way, they gain a good level of knowledge that will be used in the final task.
 In the final task, three groups are formed: the fishermen, the animal rights activists and the scientists. The focus is on the fishermen's controversial statement that the population size of seals should be limited. Fishermen suspect that the increasing number of seals is linked to the increasing number of fish infected with stomach worms. However, there is no evidence for this theory, which is why the students now have to write a simplified scientific study on the topic themselves. The "coffee-to-go" method loosens the mood and serves to openly communicate about the different processes at work.