The effect of the application of experience-based learning to increase understanding and science process skills of elementary school students in learning science. This study aimed to determine the effect of the use of experience-based learning that uses inquiry and experimental trials of traditional (verification) in science teaching in elementary school to the improvement of Science Process Skills students on a simple plane material in class V. This study uses quasi-experimental. Based on the results of the N-gain calculation Science Process Skills for the experimental class of 0.44 with the category of Medium and the control grade of 0.08 with the low category.