Canal Boat
Level: Grades k-3 Time : 1 1/2 hours

Canal boats tell the story of the first bold man-made trade network, of community cooperation, of the ingenius use of water power. Construct a boat, its mules, people and canal bed in 1/8th” scale. Operate a model lock. With the rich illustrations of Peter Spier’s Erie Canal.

Connecticut History for the canal communities:
New Haven, Hamden, Cheshire, Southington, Plainville

Cost: $8 per student

Lock 12 Historical Park Cheshire.
taken from www.goodcopy.com april 2005

Time lapse video of the Panama Canal.