To improve science education quality in schools, PUDAK SCIENTIFIC has conducted workshop regarding the importance of using and developing science teaching aids in accordance with the 2013 curriculum for Junior High and High Schools. This workshop was conducted at Pudak Scientific's Science Laboratorium Training Room, Gedebage, Bandung on Saturday, November 30, 2013.

We organized this workshop as teaching aids manufacturer in Indonesia. The participants of this Laboratory Management Workshop were science teachers and laboratory assistants from various regions of Indonesia, including the province of West Java, Central Java, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Jakarta and Aceh.

Workshop participants were excited in attending this workshop because they were very enthusiastic in exploring the science teaching aids provided in the workshop that had never been done in their schools. Other than using teaching aids, participants were also required to be able to manage laboratory, understand the safety and security in a science laboratory, simple repairment of laboratory equipments. Various degrees of chemical ingredients were also explained to them, which include chemicals of Students’ Degree, Chemical Pure (CP) and Pure Analysis (PA).

Some experiments were also performed in this workshop, such as:

• Basic mechanical measurement (by using calipers and micrometer screw), basic electrical measurement (by using basic meter, multi meter and power supply test)
• Basic technique of chemical solution production experiments of solids and liquids, basic technique of chemical tools usage (filtration, grinding, dilution)
• Dry preparation making experiment, technique of using microscope, and measurement of respiratory rate on insects.

Participants were also excited in trying some of our teaching aids that were exhibited on this workshop, that include:

• Chladni Plate
• Van de Graff generator
• Wimhurst machine
• Generator model
• Multimedia Microscope
• KIT of Geometrical Optic
• Folding Plane Mirror
• Smart Globe
• Electronic Game Mat

By this workshop, it is expected that teachers and laboratory assistants can properly manage laboratory equipments in their schools. Therefore the culture of practice-based science that may activate the student’s psychomotor will be applied in accordance to the 2013 curriculum.

The following is the list of schools that attended this Laboratory Management Workshop on November 30, 2013.

1. Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Mataram - Propinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat
2. Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Lhokseumawe - Propinsi Aceh
3. Madrasah Aliyah Darul Arqom Garut - Propinsi Jawa Barat
4. Madrasah Tsanawiyah Nurul Huda, Kab. Brebes – Propinsi Jawa Tengah
5. SMP Al Musthofa, Bumiayu, Kab. Brebes – Propinsi Jawa Tengah
6. SMP Negeri 2 Sirampog, Kab. Brebes – Propinsi Jawa Tengah
7. SMP Al Hikmah, Kab. Brebes – Propinsi Jawa Tengah
8. SMP Negeri 2 Bumiayu, Kab. Brebes – Propinsi Jawa Tengah
9. SMP Negeri 3 Losari, Kab. Brebes – Propinsi Jawa Tengah
10. SMP Negeri 1 Sirampog, Kab. Brebes – Propinsi Jawa Tengah
11. SMP Negeri 2 Klari, Kab. Karawang – Propinsi Jawa Barat
12. SMA Negeri 2 Garut - Propinsi Jawa Barat
13. SMA Negeri 4 Cimahi - Propinsi Jawa Barat
14. SMA Negeri 94 Jakarta – Propinsi DKI Jakarta
15. SMFK BPK Penabur, Kota Bandung – Propinsi Jawa Barat
16. SMA Negeri 95 Jakarta – Propinsi DKI Jakarta
17. SMA Negeri 85 Jakarta – Propinsi DKI Jakarta
18. SMA 1 Barunawati, Kota Jakarta Barat – Propinsi DKI Jakarta
19. SMAK Tiara Kasih, Kota Jakarta Barat – Propinsi DKI Jakarta
20. SMA Providentia, Kota Jakarta Barat – Propinsi DKI Jakarta
21. SMAK Tiara Kasih, Kota Jakarta Barat – Propinsi DKI Jakarta
22. SMA IP Yakin, Kota Jakarta Barat – Propinsi DKI Jakarta
23. SMA Al Muslim, Kab. Bekasi – Propinsi DKI Jakarta
24. Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Kuningan – Propinsi Jawa Barat

Our next workshop will be Laboratory Management Training. This event will be held on December 4, 2013, open for Teachers on Junior - Senior High School and Laboratory Assistants. Speaker: Dr. Yunita, M.Pd.
For information and registration, please contact us by email: technical.support@pudak.com or call/sms Komala at 085795606030.
Seat is limited.