The Go Jetters See the Short Cut of The Panama Canal
In The Go Jetters See the Short Cut of The Panama Canal, the Go Jetters head to the Panama Canal to see how ships use this canal to take a short cut from one side of North America to the other. Ubercorn shares funky facts about the canal, including how boats move through the canal using locks. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four international heroes as they travel the globe visiting landmarks and solving environmental problems with Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.
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Q: What would sailors have to do if the Panama Canal was not there?
A: They would have to sail all the way around South America to get from one side of North America to the other.
Q: How do ships move through the canal?
A: The ships move from lock to lock.
Q: Each lock holds 1,000,000 bathtubs of water. What other ways could you think about how much water each lock holds?
A: Student responses will vary. Students may mention pools, teaspoons, cups, and other examples.