🌿 Part 1: Bush Foods Knowledge

1. Which of these is a traditional Aboriginal bush food?

Wattleseed

Wheat

Rice

Corn

2. What does "medicinal" mean in relation to bush foods?

Used for cooking only

Used for healing or treating illness

Used for decoration

Used for building shelters

3. Which bush foods are high in Vitamin C? (Select all that apply)

Kakadu plum

Finger lime

Wattleseed

Quandong

4. What is "cultural wellbeing"?

Only physical health

Connection to culture, identity, and community

Having lots of money

Living in a big house

📝 Part 2: Research and Analysis

5. Choose one bush food and describe its nutritional value:

Bush food: ___________________

6. Explain how this bush food was traditionally used for medicinal purposes:

7. How do bush foods promote cultural wellbeing beyond just nutrition?

8. Complete the sentences using the vocabulary words: nutritional, medicinal, cultural identity, wellbeing

a) Bush foods provide important _____________ benefits for our health.

b) Many plants have _____________ properties that can help treat illness.

c) Traditional foods are important for maintaining _____________ in Aboriginal communities.

d) Using bush foods can improve both physical and cultural _____________.

💭 Part 3: Reflection and Application

9. Suggest two ways your family or school could respectfully include bush foods to improve health and wellbeing:

Strategy 1:

Strategy 2:

10. Why is it important to respect Aboriginal knowledge about bush foods?

Aboriginal Bush Foods Research

Aboriginal Bush Foods Research

🌿 Part 1: Bush Foods Knowledge

📝 Part 2: Research and Analysis

💭 Part 3: Reflection and Application

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