The Crystal Desert: Exploring Utah's Salt Flats

This five-page science resource examines how evaporation, mineral saturation, precipitation, and rain shadows formed Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats.

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This five-page science resource examines how evaporation, mineral saturation, precipitation, and rain shadows formed Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats. Students read informational text, study geographic context, and respond to inquiry questions about Lake Bonneville and mineral formation.

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Students will explain how evaporation forms evaporite deposits.
Students will define precipitation and mineral saturation in geological contexts.
Students will describe how the rain shadow effect contributes to desert conditions.
Students will infer what happened to the water and minerals of ancient Lake Bonneville.

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