Silabus Basic Science Jurusan dan Biologi Semester 1 / I

Faculty                             : Faculty of Mathematics  and Natural Science

Study Program                : Science Education

Course / Code                  : Basic Science/201

Credit                               : Theory: 2             Practice:1

Semester                          : 1

Prerequisite/Code           : --

Lecturer                           :Purwanti Widhy H, M.Pd& Susilowati, M.Pd

I.    Course Description

This course will examine what is science, how science works, and how the influence of science on technological development and social life

II.   Standard of Competence

Understanding the definition of science from many perspective (Science as way of Thinking, Science as way of investigating, and science as body of knowledge),  applying scientific method  to solve various problems in everyday life, and understandingthe interctions between  science, technology and society

III.  Activity

Meeting	Basic Competence	Essentials Concept	Learning Strategy	Learning Materials/ Referrences	Character
I	Recognize the most important characteristic of science	1. Understandin g science : an overview 2. The Most Characteristic of science	Brainstorming, discussion	B.3	Curiosity, Religiosity
II,III,IV	Understand the definition of science from many	1.   Myths of Science 2.   Toward definition of science	Lecture, Group Discussions, Presentation	A.1, B.1, B.2,B.3	appreciatio n of diversity, confidence

perspective                   (pertemuan  2)

3.   Science as a

way of thinking

(pertemuan  3)

4.   Science as way of investigating (pertemuan  3)

5.   Science as

Body of Knowledge (pertemuan  4)

V,VI           Analyze the characteristic of science

The Characteristic of Science:

1.   Focuses on the natural world

2.   Aims to explain the natural world

3.   Uses testable ideas

4.   Relies on

Evidence

5.   Involves the scientific community

6.   Lead to ongoing research

7.   Benefit from scientific behavior

 Lecture and
Discussion
 

B.3                     Thinking logically, critically, creatively, and innovativel y

VII              Able to analyze various topics of science based on the characteristics of science

A Science Prototype: Rutherford And The Atom
 

Case study          B.3                     Thinking logically, critically, creatively, and innovativel y

VIII                                                                                                 Midterm

IX, X               Understand how science work and apply the scientific method to solve varios proble in everyday life

1.   Scientific

Method

2.   Limitations of Scientific Method

3.   The Real
 Lecture, Explorations, Brainstorming, Group discussion,
 

A.1, B.3             Thinking logically, critically, creatively, and innovatively

between Science, Society, and technology

Science, Society and Technology
 Discussion
 critically, creatively, and innovatively

Process Of Science Group Investigating, 4. A blueprint of scientific Presentation. investigation, 5. Explorations and discovery 6. Testing scientific idea XI Understand the 1. Science and Group B.1 Confidence interaction society Investigating between science 2. Suporting and and society Science Presentation XII Understand the 1. What has Group A.1, B.1, B.3 Appreciativ interaction science done Investigating e of works between science for us? and and and technology 2. Fueling Presentation achieveme technology nts of 3. Science and others technology on fast forward 4. Making strides in medicine XIII Analyze the The dependency Lecture, B.1,B.3 Thinking interaction between Group logically,

XIV, XV        Popular Science       1.  Energy and its source 2.  Genetic Engineering
 Lecture, Group Discussion

B.2,B.3              Thinking logically, critically, creatively, and innovatively

XVI                                                                                                 Final Exam

IV.      Referrence

A. Compulsory

1.   Hewitt, Paul G et al.(2007). Conceptual Integrated Science. San Francisco: Pearson

Educations, Inc.

B. Additional

1.   Chiappetta,  Eugene  L.  (2010). Science Instructional  in The Middle and   Secondary schools. Boston : Pearson Educations, inc.

2.   Griffith, Thomas. (2007). The Physic of everyday phenomena.  New York: McGraw- Hill.

3.   University  of California. (2010). Understanding  science: How science  really work?.

Accessed from  http://undsci.berkeley.edu/ on August 10, 2010.

V.       Evaluation

No	Componen	Worth
1	Participation	20 %
2	Assignment	30 %
3	Midterm Exam	25%
4	Final Exam	25%
		100%