Development of Miniature Steam Power Plants as a Media for High School Physics Learning (SMA)

Abstract

This study aimed to produce a product development in the form of miniature steam power plant that can be used by teachers and students in the learning process to improve their  knowledge  of  physics and  scientific  thinking  skills  of  students  in  learning  physics  to  material  changes  in  energy  class  XI High  School.  The  study  was  conducted  in  December  2011  -  January  2013  at  the  Laboratory  of Mathematics  and  Natural  Sciences  Department  of  Physics-UNJ.  This  study  uses  the  research  & development (research and development). The study was conducted in several stages: (1) preliminary study,   (2)   designing   media,   (3)   creation   media   miniature,   (4)   functional   test   and   media characteristics,  (5)  the  development  of  miniature  media  design,  (6)  validation  by  experts  (teachers), teachers  and  students.  The  trial  results  miniature steam  power  plant  show  that  the  miniature  steam power  plant  is  a  medium  of  learning  as  a  demonstration  tool  that  can  assist  teachers  in  delivering learning  materials  and  messages  and  to  develop  science  process  skills.  The  trial  results  miniature steam power to attract students in learning physics with topics of interest and use to them so it's easy to  understand  the  material  and  the  message  conveyed  and  the  learning  that  can  develop  science process skills.