BTL3 Trainees Develop Contextual and Challenging Working Sheets

THE BTL3 Review Workshop in Garut has shown the success of the teachers trained in making BTL3 Worksheets or Tasksheets capable of stimulating student creativity. The worksheet shown in the picture has been developed by Andri Agustina, S. Sos., a Social Studies teacher in SMP Ciledug Musaddadiyah Garut. This worksheet develops the thinking and creativity of the students.

Students of SMPN 3 Cilegon Enjoy Bu Endang’s Science Class

JUST like real scientists, students of Class VII-H of SMPN 3 Cilegon, Banten, are carefully doing an experimental activity. Using a microscope, each member of the group takes turns in analyzing plant cells. Carrot slices are placed on the viewing platform and the students can immediately see them in the microscope's lens. Other students put spinach leaves on their microscope.

Bu Endang Suryaningsih is very close to the students and pays careful attention to their experimental activities. She moves from one group to another to observe their activities. When bu Endang approaches them, the students do not hesitate to ask questions and ask for assistance with any problems. Bu Endang patiently helps every student who needs it.

The students can be observed actively working together to solve problems. Not infrequently there are small debates among the students when they disagree with each other. The classroom atmosphere was certainly very lively with the students very active. "I like learning like this," says one student. "I want to be a doctor, so I enjoy studying biology," says another student.

In the science lab, the students of class VII study biology under the watchful eye of Ibu Endang Suryaningsih. They are using a binocular microscope. Students are observing plant cells (carrots, onion, cassava cork, and spinach).

Each student is responsible for observing four different plant cells. The lesson begins with a demonstration by the teacher. The students then conduct experiments observing plant cells using a microscope. Each group is told to observe four kinds of plant cells. The group’s work is then presented in the form of a report on the experiment. Each group shares its work and provides feedback on the work of other groups. At the end of the lesson, Bu Endang gives a her comments, some directions and instructions for follow-up tasks.