Prototype of Micro Hydro Power Plant as STEM-Based Experiment Media in Learning Physics Hayatining Suci Abdilah1,2,*, Fatimah Arofiati Noor2,+, Khairurrijal Khairurrijal1,2,#
1Master Program in Teaching Physics, Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
2Physics of Electronic Materials Research Division, Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia
The challenges of twenty-first century require students to have twenty-first century skills. Based on the PISA results, it has been found that Indonesian students have low critical thinking and problem-solving skills. One learning model that allow the practice of twenty-first century skills is STEM teaching and learning, but the limitations of learning media are an obstacle to implementing this learning model. To support the skill needs and the achievement of competencies in the current curriculum, it is necessary to develop STEM-based learning media. This can help students to improve critical thinking skills, the ability to apply theories and analyze local knowledge. In this study, we developed a prototype of a micro hydro power plant (MHP) as learning media that can be used in teaching physics. The study investigated concepts of physics that can be taught and experiments that can be done using the learning media. The concepts of physics that can be taught with this media include rotational mechanics, dynamic fluids, energy and its conversion, and renewable energy sources. In the experiment, students can observe and analyze the effect of height on the electrical energy produced and look for the system efficiency for two different number of blades of the turbines and their effect on the energy produced.
Keywords: STEM learning, prototype, micro hydro power plant, learning media, physics, energy, renewable energy
