Curated OER
Which Part of the Great Salt Lake Stinks More?
Students research background knowledge of the Great Salt Lake prior to a field trip. They identify specific wild life at the Great Salt Lake on the field trip and identify the islands in the Great Salt Lake. They present their...
Curated OER
Mystery State #5
In this mystery state worksheet, students answer five clues to identify the state in question. They then locate that state on a map.
Curated OER
"Eggs-perimenting" Fun
Students dissolve salt into water, place an egg into a glass of salt water, observe and record observations, make a scientific hypothesis, summarize what they studied from this hands-on experiment. They share their ideas and findings...
Curated OER
The Wave - A Science Lesson Plan
Students investigate the geography surrounding the Great Salt Lake and the three main benches in the area. For this Great Salt Lake lesson, students read a background for the areas geography and make their own beach to analyze wave...
Curated OER
Great Salt Lake Introductory lesson
Fourth graders explore the Great Salt Lake. Using the internet, they identify web sites that contain information on the Great Salt Lake. After researching the website, 4th graders answer questions and list information they collected...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Physical Geography of Utah
This resource provides information on the physical geography of the state.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Great Salt Lake
This resource provides a natural and human history of the Great Salt Lake.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Brine Shrimp
Vivid descriptions on the life cycle of brine shrimp and ecology within the Great Salt Lake.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Earth's Water: Lakes and Reservoirs
The USGS reviews the differences between lakes and reservoirs. They discuss the history of freshwater and salt water lakes. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Meet the Microenvironments
Investigate the Great Salt Lake's islands, rivers, and man-made structures that define several diverse microenvironments.
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!
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Settling the Great Salt Lake
This site provides a brief account of Brigham Young and his Mormon followers as they settled in the Great Salt Lake Valley.
Utah STEM Foundation
Utah Stem Action Center: Pelicans on Gunnison Island
In this lesson plan, students will explore interactions between a population and the environment as they learn about why so many American white pelicans spend the spring and summer on Gunnison Island in the Great Salt Lake.
Other
Robert Smithson's "Spiral Jetty"
View Robert Smithson's "Spiral Jetty" provided by Art in Context Center for Communications.