Utilization of Ethnoscience in Arsik Fish as a Science Learning Resource

This research aims to review the literature on arsik fish ethnoscience in science learning so that it can be used as a science learning resource in elementary schools in the independent curriculum. The principle of science learning in the independent curriculum involves students' interaction with education and learning resources in the learning environment. Science learning in the independent curriculum is also in line with the objectives of the ethnoscience approach, where ethnoscience helps students understand the relationship between studying science and local cultural knowledge, students are also invited to look at scientific concepts from the perspective of local communities in understanding natural phenomena based on their traditions. This research discusses an ethnoscience literature review, which shows that arsik fish as local wisdom of the Toba Batak has great potential which intersects with scientific knowledge based on local potential. Arsik fish is a food that is usually served in traditional activities and can also be served using endemic fish from Batak. The use of arsik fish in ethnoscience-based science learning can increase students' understanding that apart from being studied in terms of culture and local wisdom, arsik fish can also be discussed from a science perspective regarding the plants and animals used in processing arsik fish, the sense of taste, chemical reactions, heat, and changes in the form of objects.