Currently, interest in STEM education is growing in the world. In Indonesia, the STEM practice is gradually developing. Through the partially of “KS-STEM Projectâ€, this study was addressed. The project is a longitudinal cross-country project between Taiwan and Indonesia. The objectives of the project are to: (1) provide all students with skills needed for success in the 21^st century; (2) improve academic performance; (3) narrow achievement gaps; and (4) foster potential interest in STEM professions. For practicality, the Fuel Cell Car Science Kit was used to integrate between formal sciences curricula in junior high school and STEM education in this research. The Kit guided students to invent their own clean energy applications using fuel cells and renewable hydrogen created using solar energy and water. The set was equipped by a complete curriculum on renewable energy with easy experiment, manual kits and background history on the technology. The sub-topics of the experiment include: the effect of heat on solar panels, finding the solar panel’s maximum power, electrolysis mode (generating Hydrogen and Oxygen from water) and fuel cell mode (generating electricity from Hydrogen and Oxygen).

 

The purpose of the current study is to introduce Indonesian students, especially junior high school students to STEM education. In regards to the three philosophical foundations (epistemology-ontology-axiology), this study addresses three research questions, as follows:

RQ 1: To what extent does the fuel Cell Car Science Kit gives meanings to junior high school students in understanding of STEM education?

RQ 2: To what extent do the students’ outcomes deal with fuel Cell Car Science Kit?

RQ 3: What topics can students learn from the fuel Cell Car Science Kit?

 

Participants of the study included 32 junior high school students in East Java, Indonesia. The research used a descriptive quantitative approach by using instruments: Fuel Cell Car Science Kit. The apparatus was developed by Horizon Educational Company. Horizon’s Fuel Cell Car Science Kit enables students to discover the principles behind the real-scale fuel cell vehicles currently being rolled out across the world. A reversible Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell ï¬rst electrolyzes water to separate oxygen and hydrogen molecules. This hydrogen is then converted into electrical energy to power the car. Figure 1 shows the fuel cell car science apparatus.