Potential Identification of The Local Environment as a Science Learning Resource for the Junior High School Students in Southeast Sulawesi

摘要

This study aimed to identify the potency of the local environment that can be utilized as a learning resource. The research was conducted in National Park of Rawa Aopa Watumohai in South Konawe District, Wakatobi National Park in Wakatobi Regency, and Forest Area in Kolaka District. The method of this study was a survey method begun with the Curriculum Analysis of 2013 that is relevant to Basic Competence (BC) for natural science students in grade VII, furthermore identified the potential of the local environment as research objects. The results showed that: 1) BC has been analyzed related to the potential of the local environment that can be used as a source of science learning, namely BC.3.2. identified the living and non-living characteristics of the various objects and living things exist in the environment; BC. 3.3. understand the procedure of classification of living creatures and nonliving objects as part of scientific work, and to calcify various living things and non-living objects based on observed traits; BC. 3.8. describe the interaction between living creatures and their environment. 2) has identified there were various of learning sources from environmental potency such as Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park in the form of mangrove, swamp, savanna, and forest ecosystem and has a high diversity of flora and fauna. In Marine Park Wakatobi, it was found that marine biodiversity in the form of coral reefs, has a variety of fish species, and were various types of sea birds. In the area of Mekongga forest, there were various types of plants.