Learning activities in general and science in middle school in particular directed at the practical activities that encourage students to do keggiatan productive, such as observing, designing, and conducting research, measure, classify, and other forms of practical activities. Theoretical knowledge will be presented more than in search of information through discussion, questioning, and reading the source (Department of Education, 1993:3). Examples and application of concepts that exist in a customized learning with examples of existing residential area students to be more easily learned students. In providing an explanation to the students, teachers should use books supporting the understanding of concepts and sub concepts as study materials.
According to Vaidya (1976:138) method of learning science or science in basic education should be relevant to the conditions of its people through a lecture, demonstrations, lectures combination demonstration, problem solving, project methods, and cooperative methods. Sudrajat Day (2002:36) argues that in learning science / science skills are directed at the process (eg observation, measurement, classification, inference, prediction, communication, making hypotheses, designing research, and interpretation of date) and methods are used such as problem solving, inquiry, discovery, demonstration, etc.
According to Vaidya (1976:138) method of learning science or science in basic education should be relevant to the conditions of its people through a lecture, demonstrations, lectures combination demonstration, problem solving, project methods, and cooperative methods. Sudrajat Day (2002:36) argues that in learning science / science skills are directed at the process (eg observation, measurement, classification, inference, prediction, communication, making hypotheses, designing research, and interpretation of date) and methods are used such as problem solving, inquiry, discovery, demonstration, etc.
