Birgit Brinkmann

Gymnasium Birkenfeld, Germany

Address for Contact:

Prof. Dr. Klaus Brinkmann
Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld
Automation and Energy System Technology
P. O. Box 1380, D-55761 Birkenfeld/Germany
E-Mail: birgit. brinkmann@math-edu. de

In several federal states of Germany 11th or 12th grade students in public schools have the possibility to do a little research work. This is generally named “Facharbeit” and has to be documented in a paper. We as students may choose any topic we like for such a work. Subjects of particular interest for us as students are themes concerning our future life, the social and economical environment in which we will live. Here the problem of future energy is one of the most important ones.

In this paper I want to present my own experiences, which I made during my work. I want to present the occurring organizational difficulties, my successes and frustrations, the new insights I won. A comparison of my personal experiences with the experiences made by my student colleagues shows general common disadvantages, which lead to a list of wishes.