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Burke Boxes are portable boxes of scientific specimens and cultural artifacts for all ages, designed to supplement the study of various topics in cultural and natural history.
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Over 1,000 incredible artifacts and scientific objects fill our hands-on teaching collections. The sixty-two Burke Boxes, formerly known as Traveling Study Collections, make up the largest resource of its kind in the Pacific Northwest. Topics range across the museum's many disciplines including Native American and Pacific Rim culture studies, earth science, and biological sciences. Each Burke Box is developed by a team of educators and designed to help teachers meet the Washington State Essential Academic Learning requirements. Each box contains background information, object descriptions, and activity suggestions and lesson plans for multiple grade levels and learning styles. Many boxes also contain supplemental books, DVDs or audio, maps, posters, and other useful classroom tools. Request a collection online today. Or, reserve by phone: 206-543-5591, Monday–Friday, 9 am 5 pm or by e-mail burked@u.washington.edu.
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Reserve Now to Ensure Availability
Some collections are extremely popular, so be sure to reserve as soon as you know which collection(s) you would like to borrow. Rental Information
If you reserve by phone, please have the following information ready when you call:
Rental Fees
Cost assistance available. Requests to: burked@u.washington.edu or call 206-685-4339. Collection Pick-Up and Return
Collections can be picked up in the Education Office, Monday-Friday, 9 am 5 pm. Click here for a map of the Burke's location. The entrance to the Education Office is located on the west side of the building, just inside the loading dock. Weekend pick-up/drop-off arrangements may also be made. Most collections may be mailed. Shipping fees are additional, ranging from $6.80 to $14.08 one way depending on weight. You are responsible for return shipping costs. Before returning the collection, please check that all materials are included and carefully packed. You are responsible for any lost or damaged items. Collections should be returned to the museum by 5 pm on the due date indicated on the collection and the invoice. This includes collections that are mailed; please allow 34 days mailing time prior to the due date. There is a late return fee of $2 per day or $10 each week. Payment
Full payment cash, check, credit cards or purchase order must be made when you pick up your collection. (If the collection is being mailed to you, we will send you a bill.) All checks should be made out to the University of Washington. You may mail payment to: Education Division Changes and Cancellations
If you are unable to pick up or return your collection on the scheduled date, or if you decide to cancel your reservation, please call the Education Office immediately. Cancellations should be made at least two weeks before the scheduled mail or pick-up date. This is essential. We often have a waiting list of teachers anxious to use the collections. A one-week rental fee ($35) will be charged for all cancellations not reported two weeks in advance. |
Collections in alphabetical order
African Art
Age of Dinosaurs Alaskan Arctic Ancient Egypt Ancient Writing Archaeology of West Point Australia Bats Bills and Claws Bird Identification Before the Dinosaurs China Day of the Dead Earthquakes Fish Fossils Geology of Mt. Rainier Insects Japan Lewis & Clark at Fort Clatsop Local Birds Local Shells Mammals Marine Invertebrates Mexico Native Peoples & the Environment of Washington Native Peoples of Puget Sound Native Peoples of the Northwest Coast Northwest Coast Potlatch Owls Peopling of the Americas Prehistoric Animals Rocks and Minerals Tropical Shells Washington State Pioneer History Whales |
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