Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Volcanoes:How Safe Are They?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore volcanoes, locate them on maps, record general information about volcanoes, and organize information on a fact sheet.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Floods: Rising Waters and You

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the relationship between human-made structures, flood waters and the increasing population through video clips, websites and a lab experiment.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Volcanoes: How Safe Are They?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the most dangerous volcanoes on Earth, plot their locations, and research different volcanic hazards.
Handout
University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Great Salt Lake All Year

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate an ecosystem teeming with life, and discover the many bird species who reside at the Great Salt Lake throughout the year.
Unit Plan
Utah State Office of Education

Utah Science: What Do You Mean, We Are Different?

For Students 2nd - 6th
Across the state of Utah one will observe a variety of environments such as wetlands, desert, and forest. Here are several activities highlighting the many ecosystems found within one state.
Interactive
University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Meet the Microenvironments

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the Great Salt Lake's islands, rivers, and man-made structures that define several diverse microenvironments.
Lesson Plan
Utah STEM Foundation

Utah Stem Action Center: Great Salt Lake Ecosystem

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson plan provides an eight-day flow of educational activities in which students use the Great Salt Lake ecosystem to explore food webs and how changes in living and nonliving factors affect different populations.
Lesson Plan
Utah STEM Foundation

Utah Stem Action Center: Idle Effects

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will collect data on how much time they and their families spend idling their cars and the cost.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: P H Changes in a Small Ecosystem

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A pond water/hay infusion will be developed and observed. Student groups will add a range of acid and base solutions to look for changes.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Trb 4:5 Investigation 9 Bird Study

For Teachers 4th
Learn about specific bird characteristics and become more aware of the ecosystems that support each bird.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Introduction to Habitat Alteration

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Introduction to the concepts of habitat and habitat change.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Human Settlement and Geography

For Teachers 3rd
Learn why people live in places with lots of people.
Handout
Utah Education Network

Uen: Utah's Plants and Animals Do You Know Where I Live?

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you figure out what types of biomes different organisms belong in? You'll be presented with a variety of organisms and asked which of three biomes they belong in.