Lesson plans focusing on the Great Salt Lake developed by pre-service teachers.

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Brine Shrimp Lessons

• An Introduction to Brine Shrimp by Mindy Millerberg and Janiel Howell
• Brine Shrimp Life Cycle by Holly Epperson and Alish Kerby
• Brine Shrimp Life Cycle by Heather Hoskins, Stephanie Young, and Tiffanie Jolley
• Brine Shrimp Anatomy by Liz Boggess and Heather Hubbs
• Brine Shrimp Feeding by Liz Boggess and Heather Hubbs
• Water Conditions for Brine Shrimp Cyst Hatching by Doug Jolley, Amanda Johnson and Lesley Garrett
• What's in the Great Salt Lake by Erin Giese and Kristie Howe
• The Seven Charateristics of Life by Jennifer Hepner and Maureen Frandsen
• Hatching Brine Shrimp by Kira Stewart and Leslie Owen
• Brine Shrimp and pH Levels by Teresa Smith, Ryley Martin, and Lindsey Montague

Salinity Lessons

• Salinity by Barbara Reese, Sage Green, and Millicent Morris
• Does the Salinity Level of Soil Affect Plant Growth? by Heather Herm, Patty Brasher and Paul T. Doty

Sand Lessons

• Oolytic Sand: An Introduction by Mariah Carpenter and Nicole Anderson
• Which Sand Contains the Most Salt? by Olivia Clark and Lynette Bodel

Lake Lessons

• An Introduction to the Great Salt Lake by Jane Nelson, Stephanie Self, and Celeste Richards
• Exploring the Great Salt Lake by Michelle Husbands, Candace Ball, and Emily Jacobs
• Exploring the Great Salt Lake by Melinda Reynolds and Christi Gallon
• Lake to Lake by Valerie Nuttal
• Bonneville Salt Flats Ecosystem by Jennie Bickmore, Erin Helme and Teresa Ramey
• Sedimentary Rocks by Jenni Taylor, Natalie Thayne, and Nicole McCrea
• Sink or Float by Rachel Crawford and Amy Stearn
• Predator or Prey by Nicci Wadsworth and Katie Preswich
• Effect of the Southern Pacific Railroad Courseway by Candie Taylor and Marty Lind
• Parts of the Ecosystem by Diana Humphries
• A Sea Monkey's Life by Katie Nemelka

Water Lessons

• Water on the Move in the Great Salt Lake Basin by Fred Marcin and Bruce Jessop
• Water Properties of the Great Salt Lake by Michelle Butterworth, Nichole Penix, and Jody Sailor
• Introduction to the Elements of the Water Cycle by Britt Bodey and Maria Koshy
• Evaporation by Melody Talbot and Noel Van Maren
• Evaporation by Emily Ericson and Jennifer Throndsen
• The Structure of Water by Dana Middlemiss
• Foam in the Great Salt Lake by Sara van Lent, Sarah Torres, Jennifer Robertson, and Sarah Holtzer

Lake Effect Lessons

• Weather/Lake Effect by Jen Riekhof and Nikki Paulson
• Which Part of the Great Salt Lake Sinks More? by Brooke Simmons
• Exploring Great Salt Lake Ecosystems by Cindi Shields
• Effect of Salt on Great Salt Lake Ecosystem: The Lake Effect by Jayne Pahnke, Emily Sweeten, Nicolette Haacke and Kara Osman
• Lake Effect by Jeanette Costanza

Salt Lessons

• The Great Salt Lake and Buoyancy by Janet Fullmer, Keith Dahl and Kate Axtell
• How Much Salt in the Great Salt Lake? by Josh Craner and Shelby Wingo
• Oxidation and Salt by Gena Cox

Ecosystem Lessons

• Antarctica Ecosystem by Nicole Callister
• Animals of Antarctica by Maureen Fullmer
• Desert Ecosystem by Morgan Herlitzke and Jennifer Cologna
• Plants and Different Environments by Ashlie Anderson and Jodi Kent
• Egypt: The Nile Ecosystem by Cara Miller and Annelise Dew
• Wetlands by Noelle Willard, Lindsay Henderson and Misty Zellitti
• Our Playground! by Melinda McIntier and Jennifer Curdie-Ashley
• Layers of the Rainforest by Sarah Machol and Deborah McLelland
• Oceans by Connie Woolsey and Robyn Raming
• Great Salt Lake Ecosystem by Janet Tetzloff and Breanna Pearson
• Introduction to Wetlands by Anna Stoddard and Caryl Brown
• Geological Landforms by Burke Beckland and Sheena Tuft
• Microorganisms/Ponds by Nicole Hendershot and Jess LaBleu
• Deserts by Carri Cooper and Genelle Morrison
• Ponds: Living and Nonliving by Becca Stansfield and Jenae Attridge
• Investigating Chemical and Physical Change by Julianne Higgs and Brenda Patterson
• Introduction to Algae by Aimee Durrant and Bryan Boyd
• Algae Experiment: Parts I and II by Kim Duffy
• How Fresh Water Affects GSL Algae by Sara Hudson and Shannon Forsyth
• Winogradsky Column by Yevgeny Pevzner and Sharon Anne Shelton
• Effects of Acid Rain by Tayrn Cox, Melissa Trujillo and Ashley Page
• The Interdependence of Birds and the Great Salt Lake Ecosystem by Kacy Blackham
• Radical Rainforest Ecosystem by Cori Mower, Sarah Baker-Sly, and Adrienne Martin
• Riparian Ecosystem by Neil Wilcox and Jessica Holtzer

Tributaries of the Great Salt Lake

• Jordan River Ecosystem by Cassie Nielsen and Denise Alatrista
• Millcreek by Julie Krebs and Natasha Walls
• Streams by Kory Call and April Hayden
• Salinity Level of Millcreek by Ben Kahn and Stephanie Smith
• Planeria in Fertilized Water by Andrew Berstein and Judy Bianco
• Pesticides and Aquatic Plants by Abram Yospe, Tina Green, and Julie Horrocks
• Flatworm Experiment by Amanda Hart
• How Household Products Affect the Ecosystem by Amy McCarvill and April Brewster
• Macroinvertebrates: Weber River compared to Milcreek by Jamie Evans

Land Form Lessons

• Volcanoes by Gwen Foster and Catherine Hawkins

Seasons Lessons

• Winter and Rain by Katie Walcott, Shalee Fackrell and Liz Freedman