Constructing Thematic Learning Lesson Plan for Guide Students on Achieving Scientific Literacy

Scientific literacy indicates that science has value outside scientific practice. This idea and reality is hardly modern, although we lose sight of this history. Unfortunately, PISA study at 1999-2015 and several works on that periods, has shows that common science teachings dont optimally guide students to achieve scientific literacy. As matter of fact, the answer to what is best teaching method to achieve scientific literacy has not been obtained yet. By proposing this work, we are consider that thematic learning as an alternative to guide students on achieve scientific literacy. Thematic learning is an instructional method of teaching in which emphasis is given on choosing a specific theme for teaching one or more concepts . It is based on integrating various information and use it to demonstrate the topic. Pedagogy of thematic learning is based on its exploration of broad areas in one theme. We dont deny that the concept of integrating subjects to teach in Indonesian schools, generally is not new and has not been very successful in the past. In addition, some people consider thematic learning as an opportunity while others view it as having problems. However, the answer to how thematic learning education implementation has not been studied yet comprehensively. Therefore, thematic learning education’s lesson plans is very important to be designed then implemented. This work constructs lesson plan for guide students on achieve scientific literacy, using R&D approach four-D model that reduced into three stages: define, design, and develop. It gained lesson plan, students worksheets, also assessment test as well, that validated by experts and practitioners nor reliability counted based exclusively on test. The final test of any teaching methods lies, of course, in implementation. The implementation of this work is yet to do.