On the second day of the seaweed specimen workshop for elementary school children, July 26, participants placed labels on the sheets and created their own herbarium specimens of 30 species, which were compiled into exsiccatae. The exsiccatae included field guide pages for each species, specially prepared by us for the workshop.
This workshop was supported as part of the outreach programs under the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
We held a special workshop on making seaweed specimens for elementary school children as part of their summer holiday activities. On the first day, July 19, participants pressed samples of 30 species collected during our field surveys, including edible species such as Nori (Pyropia) and Wakame (Undaria). After pressing the samples for the specimens, they also made seaweed bookmarks.
Next weekend, after the samples have fully dried, we will hold the second day of the workshop, during which participants will make herbarium specimens to complete their own exsiccatae. This workshop was conducted with funding from KAKENHI, provided by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
