Paul Bunyan, retold and illustrated by Steven Kellogg. Recounts the folktale about the extraordinary lumberjack whose unusual size and strength brought him many fantastic adventures.
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.
In this video segment from Nature, see the value that sharks can have on the tourism industry in an area.
This is site where students can read about fossil fuels.
The Take Action column in the free, online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle suggests actions young people (K-grade 5) can take to reduce the impacts of climate change. The magazine examines the recognized essential principles of climate literacy and the climate sciences as well as the guiding principle for informed climate decisions.
The Take Action column provides resources that help teachers engage students in activities that connect their science learning to their lives. In this article, students are introduced to household appliances and devices, called energy vampires, that continue to draw electrical current even when turned off. The article offers a few simple activities that students can take to reduce the impact of energy vampires. The Take Action column regularly appears in the free, online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle, which focuses on the essential principles of climate literacy.
This article describes energy efficiency as it relates to home and school energy use and provides ways that children can help.
Homer, Alaska, has been taking action to reduce climate change for almost a decade. As the ten-year anniversary of their first plan looms on the horizon, the community is engaging in conversations about adaptation.
A variety of symbiotic relationships exist between sharks and other marine species in this segment from Nature.
The history of -- Wildlife management in Utah -- 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.
Fill out this worksheet while going through the lesson, "Where Does Your Water Go?"