Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University: Utah State Maps
At this site from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, you can learn more about Utah through these different types of maps. This site contains a black and white map, a county map, a satellite image map, a shaded...
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Utah Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths, and legends from the state of Utah.
PBS
New Perspectives on the West: Promontory Point, Utah
A map and brief description of the events at Promontory Point, Utah where the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads joined to make the first transcontinental railroad.
Cayuse Canyon
The Us50: Utah
Provides comprehensive information regarding Utah history, famous people, cities, geography, state parks, tourism, and historic sites. A fact sheet of information and a quiz are also available.
Read Works
Read Works: Snake, Rattle, and Roll
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a group of students who are working to get the diamondback snake adopted as the Utah state reptile. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
Read Works
Read Works: A Well Kept Secret
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passages describes the discovery of an ancient civilization relics in the Range Creek Canyon of Utah. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Jedediah S. Smith
This resource provides a biography about Jedediah Smith, centering primarily around his explorations of the West in the 19th century.
NSTATE
Net State: The Geography of Utah
Here you will find a variety of cool facts about the geography of the state of Utah. Find out the geographic center, total area, elevations and much more.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Utah
Who "led the group of Mormon pilgrims seeking freedom from religious persecution into the Great Salt Lake Valley?" Come to this website and find out!
US Department of Agriculture
Economic Research Service: Utah
Check out this state fact sheet on Utah from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports. This would be a good starting point for a state report.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Dry Farming in Utah
Provides information about dry farming in general as well as specific information about dry farming in Utah.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Salt Lake City
A brief description of the history of Salt Lake City. Includes a brief paragraph about the settlement of the Mormons in 1847. For the full article, get a free trial!
CRW Flags
Flags of the World: Clickable Map of the United States
Includes both printable images and fascinating trivia behind the flag of each state. It includes alternate flags used in the past.
Ducksters
Ducksters: United States Geography for Kids: Utah
Kids learn facts and geography about the state of Utah including symbols, flag, capital, bodies of water, industry, borders, population, fun facts, GDP, famous people, and major cities.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Utah State History for Kids
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Utah including early explorers, Native Americans, the Mormons, and becoming a state.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Utah Poets
Poets.org provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for Utah includes information on the poet laureate, Kenneth W. Brewer. Other sections include featured poets (Judy Jordan and David Lee) and poems...
Cayuse Canyon
The Us50
This clickable map of the United States gives students access to research information from history and tourism to attractions and famous historic figures.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Civilian Conservation Corps
This resource discusses specifically the role of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the state of Utah.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Conservation and the Environment in Utah
This article looks at conservation and environmental awareness in the state of Utah, from the Progressive Era to the present.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Equal Rights Amendment
This resource discusses the failed attempts to pass the Equal Rights Amendment in the United States, with a focus on the Mormon perspective.
Curated OER
Bancroft's History of Utah: Utah as a Territory
Detailed discussion of the Utah Territory from Bancroft's 1899 book on Utah history.
Curated OER
Bancroft's History of Utah: Utah as a Territory
Detailed discussion of the Utah Territory from Bancroft's 1899 book on Utah history.
Curated OER
Bancroft's History of Utah: Mountain Meadows Massacre
A chapter from Bancroft's history of Utah, published in 1899, about the Mountain Meadow Massacre.