Lakeside Learning Field Trips
Lakeside Learning is a 2.5 hour inquiry-based field trip program for fourth grade students. Students will experience Great Salt Lake and learn about its ecosystems through informal environmental education strategies, incorporating science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) to reinforce the Utah Common Core State Science Standards. Lakeside Learning emphasizes learning through participation.
FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake offers Lakeside Learning Field Trips in August, September, October, March, April, May, and June. The trip includes wetlands exploration, bird watching, and wading in Great Salt Lake (weather permitting). Your students will get their hands dirty and their feet wet!
Lakeside Learning Field Trips take place at two locations: Antelope Island State Park (open to all schools) and Great Salt Lake State Park and Marina (open only to the Tooele School District). Please see below for details and how to apply for field trips.
This program is only available to fourth grade students and teachers.
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Tooele School District - Great Salt Lake State Park & Marina Lakeside Learning Field Trip
This field trip program is made possible thanks to the generous support of Cargill Salt. 
Trip size is limited to 75 students and is restricted to schools within the Tooele District ONLY.
On this field trip, we gather students to talk about Utah’s wetlands, the water cycle, and plant and animal adaptations. Students learn how to use binoculars and observe birds, plants, boats, and land formations that have shaped Great Salt Lake’s unique ecosystem. Down at the beach, students will construct their own watersheds, experiment with oolitic sand, and wade in the Lake searching for brine shrimp and brine flies for a salty, hands-on experience.
Self-Guided Field Trip:
Great Salt Lake State Park Self-Guided Field Trip.pdf
Brine Shrimp Hatch Kits:
Bring the Great Salt Lake ecosystem into your home or classroom with your own Brine Shrimp Hatch Kit! The kit includes everything you need for the activity (just add water!), and also includes some Oolitic Sand for an additional experiment. Check out the activity instructions and assembly video below, and complete the request form for your class or student.
Request Form - For Fourth Grade Classrooms
Request Form - For Individual Students (Entering Fourth or Fifth Grade)
Brine Shrimp Hatch Kit Instructions.pdf
Oolitic Sand Experiment Instructions.pdf
All School Districts - Antelope Island State Park Lakeside Learning Field Trip
Trip size is limited to 75 students.
This field trip starts off with a visit to the playa, where we talk about wetlands, plant and animal adaptations, the water cycle, and the unique features of Great Salt Lake. Next, students learn how to use binoculars and travel over the causeway to observe and identify birds and wildlife. We conclude with a visit to the beach at Ladyfinger Point, where students learn about oolitic sand and wade in the Lake for a salty, hands-on experience with brine shrimp and brine flies.
Self-Guided Field Trip:
Antelope Island State Park Self-Guided Field Trip.pdf
Brine Shrimp Hatch Kits:
Bring the Great Salt Lake ecosystem into your classroom with your own Brine Shrimp Hatch Kit! The kit includes everything you need for the activity (just add water!), and also includes some Oolitic Sand for an additional experiment. Check out the activity instructions and assembly video below, and complete the request form for your class.
Request Form - For Fourth Grade Classrooms
Brine Shrimp Hatch Kit Instructions.pdf
Oolitic Sand Experiment Instructions.pdf
Field Trip Costs and Transportation Reimbursement Policies
We are pleased to offer financial assistance to public schools by offering FREE field trips PLUS bus reimbursement grants. For private schools and homeschool groups, we charge a small instructional fee and are unable to offer transportation grants at this time.
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Group Type |
State Park Admission Fees |
FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake Instructional Fee |
Transportation Reimbursement Provided by FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake |
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Public School Public Charter School |
Paid by FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake |
$0 |
Up to $300 per field trip. (Field trips with less than 40 students do not qualify for a transportation award) Checks are sent at the end of our field trip season after we receive a copy of your school's bus invoice. Visiting school is responsible for arranging transportation. |
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Private School Homeschool |
Paid by FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake |
$50 for groups of 30 students or less |
None available |
Lakeside Learning Field Trip Safety Protocols
Thank You to Our Lakeside Learning Sponsors
Cargill Salt
The Sorenson Legacy Foundation
South Davis Sewer District
Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development
Thank You to Our Education Supporters
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Kathleen Anderson Joyce and John Barnes Greg Barrus Stephen Bloch & Kara Pettit Karleen Broadwater Lynn and Bradley Carroll Edward and Carleen Clark Jack Clark Peter DeLafosse Susan Fleming Jerry Ford Greg L. Gochnour
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Pam Gremillion Joseph Hicks Jim Hill Connie Holbrook Elliot & Susie Hulet Frank Jarvis Jane Ann Johnson Robert & Mary Perrine Johnson Benjamin Kim Dr. John L. Kammerdiener & Dr. Ellen M. Leonard Jennifer & Loren Majersik George and Nancy Melling Margie Nash and Joe Donaldson
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Kaye Nelson Don and Kayleen Paul Joan Peterson David and Shari Quinney Janet Robins Heather Roth Jennifer P. Speers Jean Francois S. Van Huele and Susan Chasson William and Donna Vogel Erica Wangsgard Tom and Nikki Ward Richard West
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