Caption: An iridescent cuckoo wasp, Chrysis provancheri, with green head, green thorax, and red abdomen. https://collections.beatymuseum.ubc.ca/100-treasures/treasure-48
Today, we are focusing on insects and other arthropod relatives. Use magnifying glasses to look up close, identify and classify major groups of insects, and create your own insect comic strip or storyboard!
Extend your learning at home:
- Print your own insect guide to learn about common critters at UBC!
- Michelle explains her research, learning about how insects respond to climate change;
- Danica worked on a project exploring mosquito distribution;
- Have you wondered what’s in a wasp nest? Watch Nancy as she dissected a nest live over Zoom in 2020;
- Join artist Bea Martin: her Curiosity, Creativity & Beyond website shows specimens from the Spencer Collection and has videos detailing how to draw eight different “bugs” (seven insects and a vinegaroon);
- Visit our YouTube channel to learn about dragonflies, new species of spiders, and more!
- Learn about the Spencer Entomological Collection at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum.
We’re thrilled to celebrate the museum’s collections during spring break 2024. From March 16-31, we’ll focus on one of our collections every day. Be sure to visit on your favourite day, but we hope you visit multiple times to see it all!
With themed colouring sheets, scavenger hunts, and activities we have everything in place for a self-led exploration of the collections. Investigate at your own pace throughout the day, and plan to join one of our half-hour highlights or hands-on activities featuring the day’s theme to round out your visit! Find all our Spring Break 2024 topics on the daily schedule!
The Beaty Biodiversity Museum reserves the right to change or modify programming as needed. Please note that the Beaty Biodiversity Museum is closed on Mondays and statutory holidays.
The museum is open to all ages and our activities are included with membership or museum admission on a drop-in basis. Children under the age of 13 must have adult supervision in the museum at all times. Please visit our accessibility page if you have any access questions!
Are you offering a spring break camp? Check out our in-person program options for private, hands-on, biodiversity experiences suitable for your group.