Utah

Summary
A lesson on the history of the state of Utah. The reading is accompanied by true/false questions.

Objectives
• To introduce students to salient features about Utah?s history

Suggested Grades
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade

Excerpt
Utah is located in the middle of the American Southwest between Nevada on the west; Arizona to the south; Colorado to the east; and Idaho and Wyoming to the north. The corners of four states (Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona) meet at the southeast corner of Utah.

Early History of Utah
The area known today as Utah has been inhabited by native people for thousands of years. Archaeologists estimate that the unusual rock paintings at Horseshoe Canyon, an extension of Canyonlands National Park, date back about 7,000 years ago. One of the murals at Horseshoe Canyon is approximately 300 feet in length and features about 200 human and other-worldly figures.

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