Winterberry Activities

Explore Alaska berries through a variety of hands-on science, art, and storytelling activities.

Winterberry is a citizen science project where University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists and community volunteers investigate how shifting seasons could affect when berries are available to animals and people.

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Hands-On Activities and Templates:

The links are all PDF documents.

Make a Berry Data Bracelet: Make a bracelet representing berry data from the Winterberry project.
- Find berry data on the Winterberry website.

Felt Berry Stories: Tell your berry story with a felt board.

Make a Berry Field Guide: Learn to identify a few of Alaska’s berry species by making a field guide.
- Download the Field Guide Template here. Print double-sided on 11x17 paper and cut in half lengthwise.

Berry Matching Game: Play a game to match Alaska berries with their flowers.

Design a Grass Basket: Paint a basket design inspired by natural berry dyes.

Create a Model Birch Basket: Discover a traditional way to collect and store berries.

Berries and Animals Collage: Explore how animals depend on berries by creating a collage.

Berry Recipe Book: Make a recipe book and discover how people use berries.
- Download the Berry Recipe Book pages here.

Close-up of a person's wrist wearing a bracelet made of colored beads threaded on a pipecleaner. Accordion style booklet with blue covers. The interior pages should pictures of berries. Several colored pencils are next to the booklet. Collage of animals and berries in a tundra landscaoe, made with construction paper, tissue paper, and pompoms.