Ethnoscience in Pacu Jalur Kuantan Riau: Exploring Local Cultural Traditions as a Context of Teaching Physics in School

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10.2991/978-2-38476-142-5_57How to use a DOI?

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Ethnoscience; Pacu Jalur Tradition; Riau Culture; Science Context; Physics Learning

Abstract

The cultural traditions of a community group are usually attached to the life of that community. Most of the cultural traditions can be explained scientifically. The Pacu Jalur tradition is a famous long boat race event on the Kuantan River in Riau, Indonesia, and is held every year. This long boat or Jalur boat is unique because it is made of a long tree that can accommodate 40 to 60 boat crew. To reach the race, several stages of boat preparation have become a tradition in Rantau Kuantan community. In this paper, we report the results of our exploration of the potential of science in the Pacu Jalur tradition based on a survey study that we have conducted. In-depth interviews with cultural practitioner and boatmen, as well as direct observations of Jalur boats and Pacu Jalur race events in the Kuantan River area, are the stages of the research that we have gone through. Our exploration results show that the cultural tradition of Pacu Jalur has great ethnoscience potential that can be utilized as a context for teaching physics in schools. The potential for ethnoscience lies in the traditions of selecting and cutting down the suitable tree for Jalur boat, making the Jalur boat, Melayur Jalur, Maelo Jalur, Jalur Turun Mandi, and the Pacu Jalur race itself. The content of science especially physics in this tradition includes kinematics and dynamics of straight motion, rotational dynamics, heat and heat transfer, and static and dynamic fluids.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Z. Zulirfan
AU  - Y. Yennita
AU  - Zuhdi Maaruf
AU  - Muhammad Sahal
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/11/17
TI  - Ethnoscience in Pacu Jalur Kuantan Riau: Exploring Local Cultural Traditions as a Context of Teaching Physics in School
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Science and Education (ICoeSSE 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 644
EP  - 654
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-142-5_57
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-142-5_57
ID  - Zulirfan2023
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