Identification and Analysis of Forest Functions/Trees in Reducing Wind Speed on Forests Around Unima as a Explorative Learning Reference

The purpose of this research is to find out the types of trees that can reduce wind speeds well in forests in the forest area around Manado State University and explore scientific concepts and processes that will be used as a reference in explorative learning processes. This research is a type of exploratory research. The method used in this study is qualitative. The object of this research is a tree species that can reduce wind speed well in the forest area around Unima. Based on the results of research that has been done to find out trees that are able to reduce wind speed well in the forest area in front of the workshop and in the area around the Faculty of Engineering, trees that are able to reduce wind speed well are Kiacret/rain tree species (Spathodea campanulate). After knowing a tree that is able to reduce wind speed well, then the concept of science and scientific processes are formulated based on facts or phenomena about trees that can reduce the wind speed in the form of a matrix that will be used as a reference in explorative learning