Development of Learning Unit Book based on Insect Inventory Results of Amorphophallus titanum as an Effort to Foster Students’ Concern to the Environment

Abstract

Natural Science subject learning materials emphasize the observation of natural phenomena and their application in daily life. This research aims to foster students' concern for the environment through a learning unit book on the interaction of living things. The type of research was a "research and development method" with the design of 4-D model development research. The learning unit book was made based on the results of insect inventory on Amorphophallus titanum. The learning unit book was presented to the 8th-grade students of SMP Negeri Rejang Lebong, Bengkulu.  The subject in this study was class VIII B on a limited trial. The subject was selected using the purposive sampling method. The data from the study was obtained by providing a questionnaire on environmental concerns. Analysis used test-n-Gain, and small-scale test results of environmental concern found an average score of 77.24 that are well categorized.