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As the institution that store, preserve and exhibit the works, copyright and human intention throughout the period, the museum is the right place as the source of learning for the education, because the object through the dipamerkannya visitors can learn about various issues regarding the value, and little attention to human life .

Observation activities conducted by students at the Museum is a springboard for ideas and the emergence of a new idea, because in the event this dirangsang students to use critical thinking abilities in the optimum. Thinking ability of students according to Takai and Connor (1998), include:

a. Comparing and contrasting (ability to recognize similarities and differences in the observed objects)
b. Identifying and Classifying (the ability to identify and group objects should be observed in the group).
c. Describing (ability to convey a verbal description, and any posts regarding the objects observed).
d. Predicting (Predicting ability to what is happening in connection with the object observed).
e. Summarizing (the ability to make conclusions from the information obtained at the museum in a report shortly and solid).

Ability to think will not appear by itself without the assistance and guidance from their teachers adequate. Efforts that can be done by teachers in the critical thinking abilities of students through visits to the Museum, including:
a. In learning activities in the classroom for a certain material, teachers often need to take, recommend or assign students to visit the Museum in order to prove the description in the text books with the view that there is significant evidence in the museum. This activity is ideally done with the involvement of students in the amount that is not too large to make it easier for teachers and students to guide the museum collection at the museum.
b. Provide tools to support learning for students, in the form of sheet.
c. During a visit by the teacher or the museum and close to students and to provide guidance to students with little discussion regarding the observed object.
d. After the visit, students are asked to make a report form the conclusion continue reading