<![CDATA[Abstrak Tradisi bau nyale merupakan peristiwa budaya terbesar di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat. Setahun sekali, puluhan ribu masyarakat Lombok pergi menangkap nyale yang lokasinya di dalam Kawasan Ekonomi Khusus (KEK) Mandalika. Walaupun tradisi ini sudah berjalan ratusan tahun, sains tentang nyale dan cacing nyale tidak pernah diajarkan di sekolah. Pengajaran tentang nyale di dalam IPA di sekolah dasar hanya membahas tentang legenda Putri Mandalika, bahwa nyale merupakan penjelmaan dari putri yang cantik dan berbudi luhur. Survei terhadap guru IPA SMP dan guru Biologi SMA di Lombok menunjukkan bahwa para guru kekurangan informasi tentang sains atau biologi dari cacing nyale. Penyuluhan terhadap guru-guru SD diperlukan agar para guru dapat menyajikan sains tentang cacing nyale. Metode penyuluhan menggunakan sosialisasi, diskusi, dan demonstrasi. Peserta penyuluhan terdiri dari 22 guru SD di bawah Kelompok Kerja Guru Gugus 10, Kecamatan Pujut. Hasil-hasil penyuluhan menunjukkan bahwa guru-guru SD mengalami peningkatan pengetahuan yang sangat besar (antara 50-90%) dalam 6 (enam) aspek sains dari cacing nyale. Guru peserta penyuluhan juga berpendapat bahwa video pembelajaran dan komik yang dihasilkan oleh tim penelitian Universitas Mataram akan bermanfaat di dalam pengajaran IPA di sekolah mereka. Sebagian guru menyatakan keraguan untuk mengajarkan sains cacing nyale karena khawatir terlibat konflik dengan wali murid yang mempercayai legenda dan mitos Putri Nyale. Kata kunci: sains; bau nyale; cacing; sekolah dasar; penyuluhan AbstractThe “bau nyale” tradition is the largest cultural event in the province of West Nusa Tenggara. Tens of thousands of Lombok people annually go to harvest “nyale”, the epitokes of eunicid worms (Phyllum Polychaeta). Although this tradition has been going on for hundreds of years, the science of nyale and nyale worms has never been taught in schools. The teaching about nyale in elementary school science only discusses the legend of Princess Mandalika (Princess Nyale), that nyale is the embodiment of a beautiful and virtuous princess. Previous surveys on science and biology teachers in Lombok showed that the teachers lacked information about the science or biology of nyale worms. The present university outreach aims to improve knowledge of the elementary school teachers so that they can teach the science of nyale worms in their schools. The targeted outreach audiences were 22 Elementary School teachers in the Teacher Working Group X, Kecamatan Pujut. The results of the outreach showed that elementary school teachers experienced a very significant increase (between 50-90%) in knowledge of all six aspects on the science of nyale worms. The teachers participating in the outreach also believed that learning videos and comics, produced by the University of Mataram, will be beneficial in teaching science at their schools. Some teachers expressed hesitation in teaching the science of nyale worms because they were worried about getting into conflict with parents who believed in the legend and myth of Princess Nyale. Keywords: science; harvest nyale; worms; elementary school; outreach]]>
