How Locks and Dams Work on the Mississippi River
2:07
Grades: 3 - 8
Video Description: Learn how locks and dams operate and what happens when a boat goes through it to get from one part of the river to another.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Transportation-21**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Have students create a poster or digital display, showing how locks work.
*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.
