Class Presentation

Natural History Museum

Located in the foothills of Salt Lake City, the Natural History Museum is a beautiful hub to learn about Natural History in the state of Utah. The Natural History Museum is home to many diverse exhibits such as Paleontology, Archaeology, Entomology, Botany, and many more. As well as having educational and interesting exhibits, the Natural History Museum conducts research to learn more about the natural world, as well as continuing forward with energy efficient and environmentally friendly buildings and practices. After learning about the ancient history of the state of Utah, you can take a beautiful hike through the foothills to “The Living Room” right behind the Natural History Museum.

The Natural History Museum is a great location for a field trip, you can request a donation/ free admission for your classroom. The museum also offers summer camps and a variety of outreach programs including Museum on the Move (4th grade specific), traveling treasures, and youth teaching youth.

https://nhmu.utah.edu/

Utah Geological Survey (UGS): Earth Science Resources

The Utah Geological Survey (UGS) provides many resources for teacher and students. The agencies and organizations within the UGS provides these things for teachers:

  • Workshops

  • Teaching kits

  • Activities for grades 4th, 5th and 8th

  • Slide sets

  • PowerPoints for grades 4th-8th

  • Maps, materials and other information for K-12

  • Field trips (for teachers and children of all ages)

  • In class speakers

There's a lot of cool resources on this page, navigate, explore and find out for yourself! Bring to light Utah's unique geology with interesting ways to teach it and have fun hands on activities that your students will not forget. 

The Living Planet Aquarium

Do your kids love animals, water and hands on activities? Then the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium is the perfect fit for you. They offer three awesome, free, outreach programs that correlates with the Utah State Core Curriculum by grade level. 

The Rainforest Van Program is available for 2nd grade, the Utah Waters Van Programs is available for 4th grade, and the ecosystems van is available to 6th grade public/charter Utah Students. This is a great and purposeful program to help enrich your students! Take advantage of it! 

The Living Planet Aquarium also offers free professional development workshops throughout the year.

To inquire about an outreach program, please contact their education department at (801)-355-FISH (3474) or email outreach@thelivingplanet.com.