The Panama Canal

Famous Places

High Int

Teens & Adults

Grades 6–12

The Panama Canal is a waterway passage that crosses the Central American country of Panama connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

This lesson describes the ways in which many workers died during the construction of the Panama Canal.

topic-based

academic

4-skills

Latin America

Panama

architecture

landmarks

travel & transportation

interpretive

abandon

tow

locomotive

poisonous

progress

swamp

drain

breeding

cruise

feat

take over

lock