Virtual Junior Curators: Berries
September 2021's theme was Berries!
Discover the importance of berries in ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ!
Investigate how scientists collect and study berries, how to identify berry species, different ways people use berries, and more.
At Home Activities:
The links are all PDF documents.
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Make a Berry Field Guide: Learn to identify a few of ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ’s berry species by making a field guide.
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Berry Matching Game: Play a game to match ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ berries with their flowers.
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Create a Model Birch Basket: Discover a traditional way to collect and store berries.
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Make a Berry Bracelet: Make a colorful bracelet to represent different berry species in ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ.
- Build a Plant Press: Make a tool to preserve berry plants.
Left to Right: Berry Bracelet, Model Birch Basket, and Plant Press examples.
Presented in partnership with the ÓÐÁϺÐ×ÓÊÓƵ Winterberry project, funded from the National Science Foundation, award 1713156.
Courtesy of Sarah Betcher and Steffi Ickert-Bond
Watch more ethnobotany videos here!
For activities designed for kids ages 5 and under, go to our Virtual Early Explorers page.