The Great Salt Lake Page For Kids

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Hi, I'm Floyd, the flamingo who lives at the Great Salt Lake. I'm here to tell you all the cool stuff about the lake. You can just click on in or keep reading. Of course, you know that it is salty, but did you know that you can float very easily on it? --especially if you are in an inner tube. Anyway, the Great Salt Lake is located in the state of Utah.

It is bigger than the state of Rhode Island, but does not have one fish in it. Instead, you can find things like brine shrimp and brine flies--mmmmmmmmmm! The Great Salt Lake is famous for its sunsets, but is known for its snowstorms and winds too. People use it and the areas around it to have fun, but also use its salt in many ways, harvest the brine shrimp (actually steal my food, and make things like fertilizer using minerals from the lake. The Great Salt Lake has a lot of history with people and geology. See a picture of it from a long time ago here. All of this is waiting for you to learn! So just click the place you want to go and surf on in! Back to the top

There are tons of places to go here. You can even learn about me, but I'm not the most important thing at the Great Salt Lake (just the most important bird).

1. Activities
   This is a huge area with lots to do! You can see Great Salt Lake weather, learn a lot about charts and maps, see it snow, print out an animal habitat, make your own sound picture, see flies and brine shrimp, make a food chain, splash in the water, watch a slide show, and much more. You can spend a long time trying to do everything! Click here. For activities to do on your own try experiments.
2. Animals and plants
   This is another huge section with pages about birds, bison, food chains, habitats, mammals, algae and bacteria, bugs and spiders, and other animals. Don't forget about the brine shrimp and brine fly pages below or little old me either!
3. Antelope Island
   This is the biggest island in the Great Salt Lake and one of my favorite eating spots. Meet the animals and my funny friends, learn about the island, and the coolest thing of all, see the island close up.
4. Battle of the Birds
   Who is the best singing bird at the Great Salt Lake? I, Floyd will be the judge! Click here for the contest. Back to the top
5. Brine flies
   Brine flies are my second favorite food. You'll like them too! Click here.
6. Brine Shrimp
   Meet the scary brine shrimp, actually my favorite Thanksgiving dinner! Learn about the brine shrimp, their lives, and how they are used.Back to the top
7. Floyd
   Now you can learn all about me, the most famous bird in Utah. Just click here. See a real picture of Floyd here.
8. Fun and games
   Race fish and seagulls, do wordsearches and put together puzzles, catch brine shrimp and raindrops, eat flies, color pictures, play hangman with a dog, and much more. For all the fun, click here. Back to the top
9. Glossary
   Look up the words about the Great Salt Lake that you don't know. Click here.
10. Great Salt Lake Satellite Tour
    See views around the Great Salt Lake from space and learn about a few things about it too. Click here.
11. Great Salt Lake History
    The Great Salt Lake has a great history. You can choose from among the geological history, people history, floods, and my favorite, the funny facts.
12. Islands
    There are some neat islands at the Great Salt Lake (they are my some of my favorite restaurants). Click here.
13. Links
    Floyd's favorite places on the internet to visit to learn more about the Great Salt Lake.
14. Oolitic sand
    Ever hear of that strange sand at the Great Salt Lake? It feels good between your toes, except when you find out what it's made from. Click here.Back to the top
15. Quizzes
    You can test what you have learned by taking quizzes. All of them were made up by Floyd and Mr. Hall. Click here. Also, look at important terms and people that you can research.
16. Salt
    What makes the Great Salt Lake salty? It's....... the salt of course!
17. Uses
    The Great Salt Lake gets used for a lot of different things. Learn about industry, all the cool uses for salt, and my very own guide to recreation.Back to the top
18. Water
    Yeah, it's salty, so what? Well, you can learn about Great Salt Lake water, the water cycle,the Great Salt Lake water cycle, and more about the Great Salt Lake. water cycle.
19. Weather
    There's more than just snowstorms. Great Salt Lake weather, rain and snow, and the lake effect are located in this section. Back to the top
20. About the Author and THE END
    Learn about the handsome Mr. Hallhere and see the end.