Marine Invertebrates | Spring Break 2024

Caption: A giant Pacific octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini, preserved in a jar. https://collections.beatymuseum.ubc.ca/100-treasures/treasure-13

Today we’ll be focusing on our squishy friends who live in the ocean – marine invertebrates! “Invertebrate” means without a backbone, and this includes creatures like snails, octopuses, sea stars, and more!

Extend your learning at home:

  • Colour a copepod while you learn about their life cycle; 
  • Focus on classification using Marine Invertebrates. It’s a great group activity for the beach!  
  • Angela researches wonders of the deep, including glass sponges and feather stars;
  • Head to your local beach! Download a field guide to 40 prominent intertidal species of marine life that inhabit the rocky shore in Stanley Park; Vancouver, BC. By Sheila Byers; 
  • Learn about the Marine Invertebrate 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.