Where is the Panama Canal?
When was it constructed? Why was it constructed? And how was it constructed?) Extensions • Pretend that a group of business leaders wants to build another canal. Working in groups, find other isthmuses on the globe where other canals could be constructed. Have two groups work on each new isthmus that is located. Have one group work on a campaign to convince the government and people of this nation to construct the new canal. Have the other group prepare a campaign to stop this construction. Use historical information from the making and management of the Panama Canal to predict positive and negative outcomes of such a project. • Divide students into two groups and have them plan and hold a debate between Panama and the United States concerning the use and ownership of the Panama Canal. • Using reference materials, hypothesize what kinds of goods and resources travel through the canal. Locate where they come from and where they could be going. • Do a comparative study of the Suez Canal
