ImPORTance of Ports
Lesson 3

Lesson Materials

• The ImPORTance of Ports
  • Level 1 (Grades K-4)
  • Level 2 (Grades 5 and up)
• Waterway Facts
• Transportation Comparisons (Charts)
  • Waterways Efficiency Demonstration for the 1700s
  • Transportation Comparisons
  • Mississippi River Equivalents
  • Pollutants produced in moving one ton of cargo 1,000 miles
  • Relative Energy Efficiencies
• Major Trade Routes in North America
• AAPA Website

Lesson Activities

Who Wants to be an Engineer? Study Questions
• Interactive Version - Requires Flash 5 (download player)
• Handout Version
Level 1
• Wordfind
• What is a Port?
• Understanding Ports and Transportation
Level 1-2
• Global Interdependence
• What is a Port?
• Basic Research Questions For What Is A Port?
• Vocabulary - International Trade Policy
• Crossword Puzzle