
Canal Building - Connecting the Past to the Present
by Deliah Cottle
This lesson plan will encourage students to reconstruct one of the most ancient engineering designs. Not only will they explore how canals have shaped human survival, but also how we continue to use them today. Canal systems are especially important aspect to life here in Arizona.
Lesson Grade Level
3rd GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UPqAYtBRcdVsimblsos0gU4CHlZ1xQQz/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Earth and Space Science Engineering S1: Engineering & Global Society S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Informational Text)
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