The following resources have been adapted from our Lakeside Learning Field Trip program to bring Great Salt Lake to you. Whether these tools guide you on your visit to the Lake, in your classroom, or in your backyard, we hope that teachers, students and families feel empowered to explore Great Salt Lake's unique ecosystem. For additional information about any of these activities, please contact Katie Newburn at pelican@fogsl.org.
Pre-Field Trip Meet Your Watershed Worksheet
This activity will provide context for your Lakeside Learning Field Trip and introduce some of the big ideas we'll be exploring.
Self-Guided Lakeside Learning Field Trips
Printable Field Journal
Record your observations as you explore different habitats within the Great Salt Lake ecosystem. The PDF below is formatted to print as a double-sided booklet.
Postcard Reflection Activity
Following a field trip or visit to Great Salt Lake, this activity will help students reflect on their experience and continue the conversation about the state of the lake.
Hands-On Science Activities
Resources from our Partners
- Westminster University's Great Salt Lake Institute: Teacher Resources
- University of Utah's Learn.Genetics - Extreme Environments: Great Salt Lake
- PBS Utah: Reclaiming Bear River | WILD HOPE
- Plan-B Theatre K-6 Study Guide: Great Salt Lake & You
- The Nature Conservancy's Wings & Water Field Trips at Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve
- Visit the Eccles Wildlife Education Center at Farmington Bay
- Antelope Island State Park: Educator Resources
- Audubon's "Whose Beak? Whose Feet?" Game
- Audubon's "Who Lives Where?" Game
- Audubon's "What's Helpful? What's Harmful" Game
- Merlin Bird ID App
- More Great Salt Lake organizations
Nature at Extremes: Great Salt Lake by The Nature Conservancy
Desert Water: Climate Change and the Future of Great Salt Lake