How does a gas power plant work? Students views on the concept of physics
C Rochman, D Nasrudin, AR Juwita, M F Millah, D Mulhayatiah and HY Suhendi

UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung

Abstract

The electricity we use comes from generators. Not everyone understands how electricity is generated and how it can flow into homes. This paper wants to reveal the concepts and phenomena of physics in a gas power plants and how the level of student literacy is about it. This research is a field study using observational methods, surveys, and literature studies. The results showed: (1) physical concepts that exist in gas power plants include: fluid, energy, heat, electricity, and magnetism (2) Student literacy related to the working principles of gas power plants is still low. This study recommends the importance of efforts to increase student literacy through learning contextual physics.

Keywords: Contextual physics, Gas Power Plant, Literacy

Topic: Physics