Origin of Name: From the Ute tribe, meaning people of the mountains.
Capital: Motto: Industry Utah State Seal Animal: Rocky
Mountain Elk Bird: Cooking Pot: Emblem: Beehive Fish: Bonneville
Cutthroat Trout Flower: Folk Dance: Square
Dance Fossil: Allosaurus Fruit: Cherry Gem: Topaz Grass: Indian
Rice Grass Insect: Honey
Bee Mineral: Copper Rock: Coal Song: Utah,
We Love Thee Star: Dubhe Tartan: Utah
State Tartan Tree: Vegetable: Spanish
Sweet Onion Historic Vegetable: Sugar
Beet
Things to Know
Five major tribes have lived and continue to live in Utah:
1. ;
2. ;
3. ;
4. ;
and 5. .
Utah is the second driest state in the nation.
Major Rivers: Colorado River, Green
River
Major Lakes: , Lake Powell, Utah Lake
Famous Utahns
(1801 – 1877), Lead Pioneers to Utah
(1862 – 1942), Supreme Court Justice
(1906 – 1971), Invented the television
(1956 - ), Mrs. Fields Cookies
Things to Do
Navajo Sand Painting
A Navajo art form traditionally used my medicine men to create sacred
images for healing purposes.
Need: sand, food coloring, zip-lock baggie, diluted glue, foam trays
or bowls, plastic spoons, craft sticks, sand (beach or playground),
construction paper.
Place sand into a zip-lock baggie with food coloring. Close bag.
Vigorously shake the bag until all the sand is colored. Open the bag
and spread sand out to dry. Repeat with any color desired.
Have children draw a simple picture on construction paper. When the
drawing is finish use slightly diluted glue on the picture. Using a
spoon, immediately sprinkle colored sand on the picture. Continue
until the picture is finished.
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