Rivers and Transportation of Goods
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Grades: 3 - 8
Video Description: America’s rivers are used to transport millions of products every year. To make sure all those goods get to market successfully the US Army Corps of Engineers must maintain the river channels through a variety of different methods. In this video Edward Brauer, P.E. US Army Corps of Engineers, shares examples of the Corp’s river channeling methods and answers student questions about how the work is done, why certain methods are used in certain places, and how effectively they operate.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Environment-19**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video as part of your student’s study of community, geography, business and industry and/or the environment.
- In a journal entry, class discussion, or think/pair share activity have students discuss the impact of rivers on America’s economy and a how a city or town can benefit from being on a river.>/li>
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
