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Lesson Plan and Its Importance in Teaching Process

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Teaching in the simplest sense of the term is the flow of interaction between the teacher and the students that is done to achieve pre-designed goals based on a codified plan. Planning and goals of a lesson presented by the teacher at the beginning of the session is one of the most important and effective factors in the learning process of students. Summing up these items at the end of the lesson and presenting a summary of a lesson is of special importance to the students’ learning.  The necessity of developing lesson plans in our classrooms, schools and educational institutions is a case that is less appreciated to it, so this study has been done to investigate how to prepare and implement lesson plan and to know its importance in the teaching process of learning. The resources used in this research are textbooks and curriculum, educational and scientific articles. The findings of this research show that curriculum in the teaching process causes the teacher to be ready for teaching and to formulate his/her course activities according to the students’ preparation level.

 

Rainwater Infiltration Box to Prevent Flood Disaster

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Flood disaster is a natural disaster that ranks the third cause of economic loss worldwide. As a tropical country that has a rainy season, every year some parts of Indonesia are prone for being affected by floods. The causative factors include high rainfall and poor surface water management, making rainwater directly converted into surface water (run-off). Efforts to reduce run-off water include making biopores infiltration wells from paralon pipe material with a diameter of 10 centimeters, but because of the small volume, the biopores cannot functioned properly, so it is necessary to build infiltration wells with a larger capacity. The purpose of this research is to make a model of infiltration wells that have a larger volume than stainless steel.
This study used a pre-experimental design and is a development research of biopores infiltration wells. The stages in this research include design validation and absorption function testing.
The results of the study were the design of a box-shaped absorption container with a height of 120 cm. 100 cm wide and 100 cm long, made of 304 stainless steel, with an inlet and outlet holes for rainwater, a bottom absorption area, and has a lid that is easy to open for cleaning. In the function test, it was obtained the ability to accommodate rainwater of 1.2 cubic meters and the ability to absorb water of 0.9 liters per second on the soil of the test location, so that this infiltration box is estimated to be able to accommodate rainfall of 120 mm a day.
The conclusion is that this rainwater absorption container is able to accommodate rainwater while absorbing water so that it can be an alternative technology for preventing flood.

The Colour Perception – In an Indoor & Outdoor Architectural Environment

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Colour is considered an integral element for an indoor and outdoor environment. It is an essential element of our environmental experience and visual perception. It is often connected to, stimulated by, light in the natural or human design environment and accompanies us in different visible ways. They are the substance of how we experience the surroundings, as humans are the centre of concern in designing the architectural environment. It affects individuals differently based upon their age, gender, culture and other biological factors. Colour is a universal visual language appreciated by all. The aim is to utilise colour as an expressive component to emphasise the building character and create unity and harmony.