Authors: Weny JA Musa, Farnawaty Zainudin, Ishak Isa, Jafar La Kilo, Ahmad Kadir Kilo

The context of global warming material also takes into account aspects of scientific competence. Data was collected through a multiple choice test consisting of 12 questions. The results of the research show that:(1) The majority of students' scientific literacy abilities in class VIII of SMP Negeri 1 Gorontalo as a whole in the aspect of science competency are relatively low, with a student percentage of 91.16%. Apart from that, scientific literacy skills in competency aspects, such as explaining phenomena scientifically (34.35%), evaluating and designing scientific inquiries (42%), and interpreting data & evidence scientifically (28.23%), are also relatively low.(2) The majority of students' scientific literacy abilities in class VIII of SMP Negeri 2 Gorontalo as a whole in the scientific competency aspect are also relatively low, with a student percentage of 95.68%. Likewise, scientific literacy abilities in competency aspects, such as explaining phenomena scientifically (33.95%), evaluating and designing scientific inquiries (30.25%), and interpreting data & evidence scientifically (30.71%), are also classified as low

Vol 5, No 2 (2023): Jambura Journal of Educational Chemistry