At the bottom of the page there is a KEY that lists all the letters from A thru Z with a box below.  Each of the letters has a corresponding number to help you keep track of the coded letters that you have deciphered.

My kids love to do anagrams while on our family car trips. The road trip goes much better when the kids have a pencil and paper in hand working on unscrambling the letters to make real words. You can easily create your own anagrams by typing a list of words in the box below. The words can be separated by a space or a new line.

Some useful steps that are often helpful:

1. Put your face close to the paper.
2. Pretend to look through the passport.
3. Now, very slowly move back from the page and as you do so the image will come into view.

This may take several tries. Please be patient, and you will be rewarded with the hidden image.

The 3-D image is the name of one of Utah’s Cities.

About 8,000 years ago, the people in Utah were more nomadic—meaning that they stopped and lived in small villages for a period of time and then moved to other areas. Archaeologists have found numerous artifacts from this period—including baskets, stone spear tips.

The Anasazi and Fremont Indians lived in Utah over 2,000 years ago.  They mostly lived in Caves and tents.  They were farmers and hunters.

Discuss the following items as a group:

• What is archaeology?
• What is a Mammoth?
• What kinds of tools did pre-historic people use?

The Navajo Indians were more isolated than the other tribes.  They had their own distinct language and raised animals for their food.  The other tribes were more like hunters and gatherers.

Since the Ute Indian tribe roamed the majority of the land that makes up Utah, the state was named in their honor.  There are many Ute Indian tribes on reservations in Utah even today.

DISCUSSION ITEMS:

• Why are Native Americans called “Indians” or “American Indians”?
• What traditions are important to your own culture or to your family.
• What is an “Indian Reservation”?



ANSWER:
“Over the river and through the woods“

State Bird: California Seagull—The seagulls saved early pioneer crops from hungry crickets during their first year in Utah. After the pioneers prayed for help, the seagulls came and ate the crickets. The pioneers were able to keep their food crops safe.

State Cooking Pot: The Dutch Oven—Early pioneers cooked with big, heavy, black kettles. Many people in Utah use these at special events or when they go camping. Dutch ovens are used by more people in the Utah than in any other state.

State Fish: The Bonneville Cutthroat Trout—These fish have a “cut”, or rather an orange patch of color on their throat. The Cutthroat was adopted as the state fish in 1997. It is a fish that has been in Utah since earliest recorded history and was a source of food for Utah Indians and Pioneers.

State Flower: The Sego Lily—This beautiful flower was selected by the State legislature in 1911. During hard times for the pioneers, they would dig up these flowers and eat the root bulbs.

State Folk Dance: The Square Dance—Mormon Pioneers loved to dance and this was on of the most popular types of dances that they would perform together. Dancing was an important form of entertainment for early settlers.

State Fossil: The Allosaurus—More allosaurus specimens have been found in Utah than any other dinosaur. The Allosaurus was believed to be a meat-eater that grew to be about 16 feet in height and weighed probably 4 tons (8,000 pounds!)

State Fruit: The Cherry—Utah is the second largest producer of tart cherries in all of the United States. They are the fifth largest grower for sweet cherries.

State Gem: The Topaz—This gem is nearly as hard as diamonds. They can be found in a number of places in Utah.

State Grass: Indian Ricegrass—Yes, Utah also has a state grass! Indian Ricegrass was used by Native Americans in Utah many years ago when food was scarce. They would ground it up and make a special flour out of it so that they could make bread.

State Insect: The Honey Bee—The honey bee is an important insect in the culture and history of early Mormon Pioneers. The original proposed name of the state was to be “Deseret” which is a Mormon Scriptural word for Honey Bee.

State Mineral: Copper—Utah has the world’s largest open pit mine called the Bingham Canyon Mine. It is a half a mile deep and 2.5 miles wide. 12 million tons of copper have been mined from this location since 1906.

State Rock: Coal—Coal has been an important source of energy since the industrial revolution. Coal has been found in 17 of Utah’s 29 counties.

State Tree: The Blue Spruce—this tree is commonly found in the large mountain ranges of the northern half of Utah.

State Vegetable: The Spanish Sweet Onion— Utah farms sell about 100 million pounds of onions every single year!

The chief executive of the state is the Governor. The Governor can serve a four year term. He/she can be reelected any number of times. The Governor has a Lieutenant Governor that is also elected. The Lt. Governor takes the place of the Governor in case the Governor leaves the job.

The legislative branch consists of two law-making bodies—the Senate and the House of Representatives. There are 29 Senators in the State—one for each county. The House of Representatives has 75 voting members.

The Judicial branch has two major court systems. 1) is the Utah Court of Appeals. 2) is the Utah Supreme Court.

The Capitol of Utah is Salt Lake City.