4. Conclusion
On the whole, the learning activity for environment studies across curriculum which was carried out using the
lichen module was found to give a positive effect towards the changes of the participants’ knowledge on lichen
concept and their competency for the science process. Application of the environment as a learning laboratory was
seen to be able to create enjoyable learning among the students. The use of the lichen module in this program have
introduced lichens to the students as an indicator which is easily availablein the environmentand is easy to use to
determine the air quality around them. With the method, itwas anticipated that the students will continue to use the
environmental and science knowledge that was given in their daily life to ensure that they live inan environment
which is safe from the problem of air pollution.
Acknowledgement
We would like to thank Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia for providing the research grant (KOMUNITI-2011-038).
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