Materials
- Whole, fresh cranberries (These are typically sold only in the fall, but keep for several months in the refrigerator, so consider purchasing ahead of time)
- Various processed cranberry products, such as:
- Cranberry sauce and/or preserves (3-8 oz.)
- Cranberry juice cocktail (red and/or white)
- Cranberry chutney
- Plastic knife (1 per group)
- Small paper cups (3 oz., 3-7 per student)
- Water
- Serving spoons (3 per student) or enough for each student to taste each product without reusing a spoon. Teacher may consider alternate method of distributing samples for tasting.
- Can opener (for cranberry sauce in a can)
- Paper plate or substitute (1 per student)
- Graph paper
Learn About Cranberries Web Resources:
- Student Worksheet – Cranberry Observation Chart 2: Comparing Fresh, Whole Cranberries (Raw Material) versus Processed Cranberry Products (1 copy per group)
- Video Clip – Bouncing Cranberries