Peningkatan Aktivitas Pembelajaran Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam dengan Menggunakan Metode Demonstrasi pada Murid Kelas III Sekolah Dasar Negeri 11 Kecamatan Pontianak Kota

The problem of this research is the students learning activity which is still low either physically, or mentally and even emotionally. The low activity of the students learning influences the students outcomes. This research aimed to describe clearly about learning activity on science subject through demonstration method in class III of SD Negeri 11 Pontianak Kota. In this research, the writer used descriptive method. The form of the research is class action fieldwork with direct observation technique, direct communication and documentary. The data collecting is in form of observation list, interview list, and documentation. This research is conducted in two cycles; cycle I and cycle II with one meeting in every cycle. The result of this research is that the students learning activity has increased, in terms of physical activity, mental activity, and emotional activity. It is shown by the result of observation on students learning activity in cycle II. The average of physical activity is 86%, method activity is 64% and emotional activity is 83%. From this result it can be concluded that the use of demonstration method can be increase the learning activity on science subject in class III of SD Negeri 11 Pontianak Kota