• Night skies over Great Basin National Park

    Great Basin

    National Park Nevada

Curriculum Materials

Explore the Great Basin

Resource and Activity Guide for Teachers

Explore the Great Basin is a resource and activity guide for teachers. While the guide was designed with middle school students in mind, the information and activities can be adapted for any age group

Explore the Great Basin is provided on this web site in the form of PDF files. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files. Acrobat Reader is free and can be downloaded from the Adobe website.







Introduction

Geology

Caves

Bats

Climate: Past and Present

Ecology: The Great Basin Desert

People in the Great Basin

Great Basin National Park

Further Resources





Did You Know?

Did You Know?

Notch Peak, located in West Millard County, Utah, and visible from Great Basin National Park, towers above the desert valleys at 9,725 ft. elevation. This 3,000 ft sheer cliff is one of the tallest limestone cliffs in America.