SSI3013- INFORMATION

AND COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY IN SCIENCE
GROUPS MEMBER:
1) NUR AFIFAH BINTI KHALID - D20151070954
2) ONG SUU WAN - D20151070971
3) NURUL SYAFIQAH BINTI ARIFIN -D20151070981
INTRODUCTION
Simulation is the imitation of the operation of
a real world process or system over time
(Discrete Event System Simulation, 2001)

Simulation can be used with scientific

modelling of natural system and human
system
to show the eventual real effects of
alternative condition of actions
Software for simulation : STELLA (Systems
Thinking, Experimental Learning Laboratory
with Animation)
ADVANTAGES
1) Reduce time, 2) Provide students
cost and risk to better understanding
review a by using simulation
phenomena. and modelling.
3) Simulation helps
students to study 4) Teacher
complex system from able to teach
different approach effectively
and abstraction
5) Teaching and
learning is fun with
simulation and
modelling.
DISADVANTAGES
1. Simulation
does not 3.
generate optimal Expensiv
solutions. e
2. Simulation 4. Teacher is not
does not familiar with
provide optimal simulation or
resolve to the simulation system
problem. developed is not
user friendly
5. Cause students to lack
in manual science process
skill which is also
important in real life.
 STEPS IN SIMULATION
problem project system
definition planning definition system analyst
skills or model
formulation

data were collected

and analyzed

documentation models are

and translated
implementation.
the verification and
validation process
experimental
and analysis
RESULTS
 Rat: 5000
Owl : 5
 Rat: 40000
Owl : 18
 Rat: 40000
Owl : 10
CONCLUSION
By using STELLA, we able to visualize the interaction
between the prey and predator that effect the
ecosystem and the population of mice, owl and palm
fruits.
different types of graph pattern can be obtained
follow the amount of mice and owl that we set before
running the experiment.
students able to identifies and interpret the different
data based on the graph that was provided.
This will help students to visualize the interaction of
the organism and increase the critical thinking of the
students by analysis and interpret data.
increase the motivation of the students to conduct
the experiment easily.