Erie Canal Lock

Operate gates and valves to raise or lower the water level as you pilot a model tugboat through a series of locks as students learn the engineering and history behind how the Erie Canal helped fuel the economic growth of the nation.

 

Subjects: Engineering & Design, Physical Sciences, Social Studies, Technology & Applications of Science
Program Type: Permanent Exhibition
NYS Standards:

• Kindergarten
  Engineering and Design: ETS1.A
• 1st Grade
  Engineering and Design: ETS1.A
  Geography, Humans, and the Environment: 6b, 6c
• 2nd Grade
  Structure and Properties of Matter: PS1.A
  Engineering and Design: ETS1.A
  Geography, Humans, and the Environment: 5b, 5c
• 3rd Grade
  Geography, Humans, and the Environment: 3b
  Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems: 10b
• 4th Grade
  Geography of New York state: 1a
  Westward Movement and Industrialization: 6a, 6b, 6c

NGSS Keywords: Engineering & Design, Physical Sciences

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