Thank you for renting a Forest Beaty Box!
This page has downloadable materials that will support your use of the Beaty Box. We suggest using WiFi or another connection that is best for large PDF files. If you run into any issues with the downloads, don’t hesitate to contact us at info@beatymuseum.ubc.ca or 604-827-4955.
You can enter feedback on our feedback form: https://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/beaty-box-feedback/ or you can send us an email to programs@beatymuseum.ubc.ca
Digital Version of the Manual:
This will also allow you to more easily click resource links referenced in text!
- Manual Section 1 – Beaty Box Basics: https://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/files/2017/08/Section-1-Beaty-Box-Basics-Manual-WEB.pdf
- Manual Section 2 – Forest Beaty Box 005: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/Section-2-Forest-005-Manual-2026.pdf
- Manual Section 2 – Forest Beaty Box 006: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/Section-2-Forest-006-Manual-2026.pdf
Note there are two versions of the Forest Beaty Box – most of the manual content is the same, however, some packing/unpacking instructions may look slightly different. - Unboxing/Reboxing videos:
- Forest Box 005
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- Forest Box 006:
- Specimen handling basics
- Additional Beaty Box Information: https://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/learn/beaty-boxes/
Additional Images From Manual Appendix
- Bee:https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/Interaction-Bee.jpg
- Humming Bird: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/Interaction-Hummingbird.jpg
- Moss: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/Interaction-Moss-scaled.jpg
- Moss Images with ID:
- Identified Moss Tray 1: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/Identified-Moss_pt1.png
- Identified Moss Tray 2: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/Identified-Moss_pt2-scaled.png
- Nitrogen Cycling: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/Nitrogen-Cycle.jpg
- Rainforest 1: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/Rainforest-1.jpg
- Rainforest 2: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/Rainforest-2.jpg
- Rainforest 3: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/Rainforest-3-scaled.jpg
- Rainforest 4: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/Rainforest-4.jpg
- Rainforest 5: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/Rainforest-5-scaled.jpg
- Rainforest 6: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/Rainforest-6-scaled.jpg
- Rainforest Bear 1: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/Rainforest-Bear-1-scaled.jpg
- Rainforest Bear 2: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/Rainforest-Bear-2-scaled.jpg
- Salmon Forest Sequence: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/SalmonForestSequence.pdf
Indigenous Knowledge Resources
- FNHA Traditional Foods Fact Sheets: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/FNHA.pdf
- The Museum Of Anthropology (MOA): https://moa.ubc.ca/
- MOA Map of Indigenous Nations in BC: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/First-Nations-Map.pdf
- Staying The Course, Staying Alive: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/Brown-and-Brown-2009.pdf
- Indigenous Education in BC: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/administration/program-management/indigenous-education
Research
- Researchers Revealed
- Roseanna Gamlen-Greene: Conservation Biology of Amphibians on Haida Gwaii, BC
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- Pacific Salmon: Their History, Our History By Erik Taylor
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- Dr. Nancy Turner: Sharing and Adapting Ancient Knowledge in Northwestern North America
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- Dr. Anna Bazzicalupo: Fungi Evolution
These videos are just the beginning! For more videos on research, museum specimens, and more visit our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/@beatymuseum/featured
Additional Resources
- Beaty Box Video Playlist: http://bit.ly/BeatyBox
- Head back to the Inquiry Beaty Box Page: https://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/learn/beaty-boxes/forest-box/
- Adaptation Creation: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2016/06/BBMAdaptationCreation.pdf
- Build an Ecosystem: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2016/01/BBMBuildanEcosystem.pdf
- Creature Features Blank Sheet: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2016/01/BBMCreatureFeatures.pdf
- Creature Features Example Sheet: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2016/01/BBMCreatureFeatureExample.pdf
- Eat or Be Eaten: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2016/01/BBMEatorbeEaten.pdf
- Eat or Be Eaten Answers: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2016/01/BBMEatorbeEatenAnswers.pdf
- Five Senses Package: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2016/01/BBMFiveSensesPackage.pdf
- Forest Biodiversity: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2016/01/BBMForestBiodiversity.pdf
- Forest Biodiversity Answers: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2016/01/BBMForestBiodiversityAnswers.pdf
- Marine Invertebrate Classification: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2016/01/BBMMarineInvertebrateClassification.pdf
- Nature Journal Observation Sheets: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2016/01/BBMNatureJournalObservationSheets.pdf
- Nature Table in the Classroom: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2016/01/BBMNatureTable.pdf
- Plant Press Instructions: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2016/01/BBMPlantPressInstructions.pdf
- Symbiotic Concentration Game: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2016/01/BBMSymbioticConcentrationGame.pdf
- Using Nature Journal Year Round: https://beatymuseum.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2016/01/BBMUsingaNatureJournalYearRound.pdf