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Updated Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Utah's Wetlands Education Program

The Utah State Office of Education and teachers throughout the state recently recognized the importance of Utah's natural areas by including the study of wetlands, forests and deserts in the 4th grade science core curriculum. The core states that students are to be able to "understand the physical characteristics of Utah's wetlands, forests, and deserts and identify common organisms for each environment." As a result of this, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Project WILD program has designed a wetlands education program for 4th graders in Utah entitled Utah's Wonderful Wetlands. This educational program includes school and field-based experiential activities to help teachers meet these new requirements. The field component of the program is very important, as there is no substitute for real experience. Although the program is currently in its beginning stages, eventually we would like every teacher in the State of Utah to be able to implement this program.

If you want more information about the Utah's Wonderful Wetlands program, contact Diana Vos, DianaVos@utah.gov.

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Utah's Wonderful Wetlands Educator Training

Wetlands activities

Click on the links below to download just a couple of the wetlands activities you can learn more about by going to a Utah's Wonderful Wetlands workshop. If you attend a workshop, you will receive the comprehensive Utah's Wonderful Wetlands Activity Guide. This guide includes 28 different pre-, post-, and field trip activities, as well as wetlands background information. All activities are correlated to the Utah State Science Core for 4th grade.

Utah Wetlands Education Packet

Whether you are an educator, student, or parent, you can learn more about wetlands from the Utah Wetlands Education Packet developed by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Learn about what makes a wetland a wetland, and use some guided activities to experience a wetland. Download the Utah Wetlands Educational Packet — (PDF format, 6.1 MB)

Wetlands education links

The links below have excellent comprehensive information on wetlands. Visit the sites and learn about wetlands, their characteristics, what lives in them, why they are important, and what you can do to help this shrinking natural resource.