How was the Panama Canal built?

After watching "Demolition, disease, and death: Building the Panama Canal - Alex Gendler," complete the TEDEd Think Lesson and then type a short answer to all eight questions.

Demolition, disease, and death: Building the Panama Canal - Alex Gendler 5:35

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE_UuHRtXCY Apr 27, 2021 Discover what it took to build the Panama Canal, and how this colossal construction project changed the region. -- In the 19th century, the California gold rush brought thousands of settlers to America's west coast. But finding gold may have been easier than transporting it back east. The only hope for avoiding a grueling six month wagon journey was to travel the narrowest portion of the continent — the 48-kilometer Isthmus of Panama. Alex Gendler details the creation of the Panama Canal. Lesson by Alex Gendler, directed by Cabong Studios. TEDEd View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/demolition-disease-and-death-building-the-panama-canal-alex-gendler

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200 years on the Erie Canal 7:49

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLfGSXuHu5g Jul 9, 2017 Two hundreds years ago, construction began on a 363-mile canal linking the Great Lakes to the Hudson River and New York City - an engineering and commercial triumph as revolutionary as the Internet. But the Erie Canal was dismissed at first. New York politician DeWitt Clinton spent 10 years fighting to sell the project to a deeply skeptical public, and Presidents Jefferson and Madison refused to help fund it. Yet the canal quickly changed the geography and commerce of the young nation. Richard Schlesinger reports on the history of the Erie Canal, still celebrated in song as an example of American ingenuity. CBS Sunday Morning

Mexico’s $4.5BN Panama Canal Rival 14:26

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgPuAVB8a9A Feb 17, 2024 The Panama Canal has powered global trade for over a hundred years. There's no better way to transport goods from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific — but maybe, that's about to change. Mexico is about to open a new project: the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. But what is this thing? And will it replace the Panama Canal? Top Luxury

How the Panama Canal was built - BBC News 2:00

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2T7CL9wqyM Aug 8, 2014 BBC News tells the story of the construction of one of the seven wonders of the modern world. BBC News

How the Panama Canal Was Built | The Engineering that Built the World (Season 1) 10:11

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCx7_VzR1Ho Nov 4, 2021 John Frank Stevens engineered one of the greatest engineering wonders of the world, the Panama Canal, but he had to overcome many challenges along the way. See more in this clip from Season 1, "The Panama Canal." HISTORY

Official Panama Canal Construction Time-Lapse 2:27

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXS3BVQTgEU Aug 15, 2016 To commemorate the opening of the Panama Canal Expansion, EarthCam released this 4K construction time-lapse movie, showcasing progress from March 2011 to June 2016. Progress was documented for this historic transportation channel by EarthCam’s robotic time-lapse construction cameras from 142 webcam angles. Watch over 5 years of progress in just 2 minutes with HD photos and panoramic imagery. EarthCam

Panama Canal Expansion Begins Filling of New Locks 2:07

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdYz5OO9Jgk Jun 17, 2015 The Panama Canal has taken another important step forward toward the completion of the Expansion Program as it begins to fill the lower chamber of its new Atlantic locks. During an initial phase of filling, which will take approximately five days, the Canal will gradually raise the water level within the lower chambers of the new locks, pumping in approximately 50 thousand cubic meters of water per hour from Gatun Lake. This will allow for the testing of the first gates. The same process will then fill the rest of the Atlantic sections of locks, reaching a water level of 27 meters above sea level. Tests and inspections are expected to take approximately four months. Learn more about this project at https://micanaldepanama.com/expansion The Panama Canal

Panama Canal Expansion Massive Steel Gate Installation 1:07

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDbmouti3pw Dec 17, 2014 The installation of the gates for the new locks of the Panama Canal successfully began today on the Atlantic side of the waterway. The steel gates are moved using self-propelled motorized wheel transporters (SPMTs) with more than 400 wheels each. The gate currently being installed is 10 meters wide, 30.19 in height and weighs 3,285 tons. In total, the new locks will have 16 rolling gates, eight in the Pacific and eight in the Atlantic. The Panama Canal

The significant & shocking history of the Suez Canal 3:19

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jl5y-1ewW8 Jan 9, 2018 How a 193km canal running through Egypt has dramatically changed the fabric of today's reality. The Suez Canal is undeniably one of man's most significant creations. And, we managed to build it in the time before computers. In fact, picks, shovels and perseverance ensured that world shipping was revolutionized way back in the late 1800s. By the end of this video, you'll understand the immense effort that went into creating the Suez Canal, and the simple reason that makes it's creation so important to today's world. Supreme History is a new type of history tool that aims to use short and simplistic videos to better explain the intricacies of past and present human issues. Be sure to check out the rest of our channel, as it continues to grow throughout 2018. Supreme History

Stuck at sea: Mega cargo ship wedged in Suez Canal causes traffic jam 2:30

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH-_Mtkugbs Mar 24, 2021 Tug boats and a digger struggle to free a mega cargo ship, blocking one of the world's busiet shipping pathways. Sky News

Suez Canal blocked after huge container ship wedged across it - BBC News 2:14

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C06Q4Mft0yQ Mar 24, 2021 A giant container ship the length of four football pitches has become wedged across Egypt's Suez Canal, blocking one of the world's busiest trade routes.  Dozens of vessels are stuck, waiting for rescue boats to free the 400m-long (1,312ft) ship, which was knocked off course by strong winds.  Egypt has reopened the canal's older channel to divert some traffic until the grounded ship can move again. BBC News

Vessels using the Panama Canal