The history of Hastings Cutoff route to San Francisco is summarized in this media item extracted from the 20-part video series A PEOPLES' HISTORY OF UTAH, written and hosted by Dean L. May, PhD (University of Utah). The series provides a sweeping view of Utah's past, from its earliest known desert beginning--from its prehistory, to the pioneer era, to the transformation from territory to state, to its critical role in the world war years and beyond.

The history of -- Trapping route of Jedediah Smith, 1825 -- is summarized in this media item extracted from the 20-part video series A PEOPLES' HISTORY OF UTAH, written and hosted by Dean L. May, PhD (University of Utah). The series provides a sweeping view of Utah's past, from its earliest known desert beginning--from its prehistory, to the pioneer era, to the transformation from territory to state, to its critical role in the world war years and beyond.

The history of -- Basin and Range Province relief map -- is summarized in this media item extracted from the 20-part video series A PEOPLES' HISTORY OF UTAH, written and hosted by Dean L. May, PhD (University of Utah). The series provides a sweeping view of Utah's past, from its earliest known desert beginning--from its prehistory, to the pioneer era, to the transformation from territory to state, to its critical role in the world war years and beyond.

The history of -- Great Salt Lake region in 1826 map -- is summarized in this media item extracted from the 20-part video series A PEOPLES' HISTORY OF UTAH, written and hosted by Dean L. May, PhD (University of Utah). The series provides a sweeping view of Utah's past, from its earliest known desert beginning--from its prehistory, to the pioneer era, to the transformation from territory to state, to its critical role in the world war years and beyond.

Students will understand that the physical attributes of Utah have changed over time.During this lesson students will use maps to investigate how the geography of Utah has changed over time.

Enduring Understanding:Students will understand that the physical attributes of Utah have changed over time. Essential questions:How did the three major landforms of Utah affect settlement patterns?How did Lake Bonneville change Utah?During this lesson students will use maps to investigate how the geography of Utah has changed over time. 

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Fill out this worksheet while going through the lesson, "Graphing Precipitation in Utah."

In this activity, students will learn about the role evaporation plays in the Great Salt Lake by participating in science experiments that explore how evaporation is affected by different factors.

Students will list three or more types of evidence of prehistoric cultures that encouraged archaeologists to investigate the marshes around the Great Salt Lake. Students will also explain why it is important not to disturb archaeological remains.

The history of -- Bryant-Russell Party -- is examined in an article provided as a PDF document. This article is extracted from the book UTAH HISTORY ENCYCLOPEDIA, published in celebration of Utah's Centennial (1996) and edited by Allan Kent Powell. Over two hundred contributors wrote about the individuals, organizations, locations, institutions, and topics important to Utah history.

The history of -- Lake Bonneville -- is examined in an article provided as a PDF document. This article is extracted from the book UTAH HISTORY ENCYCLOPEDIA, published in celebration of Utah's Centennial (1996) and edited by Allan Kent Powell. Over two hundred contributors wrote about the individuals, organizations, locations, institutions, and topics important to Utah history.

The origin of the place name for -- Lake Bonneville -- is summarized in a PDF document. This brief article is extracted from the publication UTAH PLACE NAMES (1990), compiled and written by John W. Van Cott. For each of the over 4000 place names indexed in the book are answers to such questions as: Where is it? What is its history? What is its importance? Who provided the name and when? What does it mean? Specific Section, Township, Range, and Altitude data is also supplied.

Fill out this worksheet while going through the lesson, "Where Does Your Water Go?"