The concept and science process skills analysis in bomb calorimeter experiment as a foundation for the development of virtual laboratory of bomb calorimeter

• Published in: Journal of physics. Conference series 2018-05, Vol.1013 (1), p.12088
• Main Authors: Kurniati, D R, Rohman, I
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Animation; Bomb calorimeters; Bomb calorimetry; Combustion; Communication skills; Experiments; Internal energy; Laboratories; Physics; R&D; Research & development; Stability; Virtual environments
• ISSN: 1742-6588; 1742-6596
• DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1013/1/012088

This study aims to analyze the concepts and science process skills in bomb calorimeter experiment as a basis for developing the virtual laboratory of bomb calorimeter. This study employed research and development method (R&D) to gain the answer to the proposed problems. This paper discussed the concepts and process skills analysis. The essential concepts and process skills associated with bomb calorimeter are analyze by optimizing the bomb calorimeter experiment. The concepts analysis found seven fundamental concepts to be concerned in developing the virtual laboratory that are internal energy, burning heat, perfect combustion, incomplete combustion, calorimeter constant, bomb calorimeter, and Black principle. Since the concept of bomb calorimeter, perfect and incomplete combustion created to figure out the real situation and contain controllable variables, in virtual the concepts displayed in the form of simulation. Meanwhile, the last four concepts presented in the form of animation because no variable found to be controlled. The process skills analysis detect four notable skills to be developed that are ability to observe, design experiment, interpretation, and communication skills.