Curriculum Packets

Learn more about the gigantic creatures that roamed the earth during the Mesozoic.

These materials were created by the Burke Education team for I Dig Dinos, a program presented on the last Sunday of each month. Check out our Calendar for the next I Dig Dinos event. Learn more.

Compare whale bones to bones of other mammals, see how whales have evolved over millions of years, and more with this exciting resource created by the BurkeMobile team. Let's dive in!

BurkeMobile educators and real collections travel across Washington state, transforming your school or library into a pop-up museum. Learn more.

Solve this mystery by comparing physical structures of bats to other animals in this week's Comparative Anatomy curriculum packet, a combination of lessons and resources from our biology Burke Boxes.

With topics ranging from culture to earth and life sciences, our 18 Burke Box titles support classroom curriculum and highlight the natural world and Washington’s cultural heritage. Learn more.

During the Mesozoic or "Age of Dinosaurs," plants were evolving and changing into some of the plants we know today.

Burke Curator of Paleobotany Dr. Caroline Stömberg answers your questions about plants during the Age of Dinos in a special Q&A video.

These materials were created by the Burke Education team for I Dig Dinos, a program presented on the last Sunday of each month. Check out our Calendar for the next I Dig Dinos event. Learn more.

Over 400,000 plant species grow on Earth, and they can live in nearly every environment you can imagine. Get to know plants in your neighborhood, and start your own research collection with this resource created by the Burke Field Trips team.

Exhibits and visible labs surround you during facilitated lessons and activities, giving learners a more holistic understanding of the subjects covered during your field trip at the Burke. Learn more.

This curriculum packet is about storytelling and oral traditions in Native American cultures. Listen to traditional stories from many different Washington Tribes and reflect on their teachings. 

Watch Tulalip artist and storyteller, Ty Juvinel, tell his original story, Who Painted the Flowers? Watch the video.

Reel in information about three species of fish—salmon, lamprey and halibut—that are important to Native American peoples of the Pacific Northwest.

Learn about traditional and contemporary fishing techniques, then craft your own fishing tools and school of fish and go “fishing” at home!

Learn about two important Indigenous building styles in the Pacific Northwest and how environment influences engineering.

Animals build homes, too! Go for a walk to look for signs of animal neighbors, then try your hand at helping a crafty creature decorate its home.

Reflect on what "home" means to you.

Learn about some of the natural resources Indigenous peoples have used for food in Washington since time immemorial, and how those foods are still used today!

Play a Seasonal Rounds game to harvest and trade for the resources you need to thrive for a year.

Design your own creative recipe, build a bentwood box, and boil up some bountiful soup as you investigate the traditions and ingredients essential to our local food web.