Panama Canal Worksheets Portrait

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Panama Canal

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Cargo Ships

Name ______________________________ ____

Fact: Cargo ships transport goods. The ships move things that are going to be bought and sold from one place to another. The goods are in boxes.

Directions:

1. Cut out the boxes. 2. Glue the boxes onto the cargo ship.

Canal

Name ______________________________ ____ Fact: A canal is like a river, but it is made by people.

Directions:

1. Color the canal blue. 2. Color the jungle. 3. Cut out the workers and glue them next to the canal.

President Roosevelt

Name ______________________________ ____ Fact: President Roosevelt made a deal with Panama to build the canal.

Directions:

2. Do you think the Panama Canal was a good idea? _______

3. Color President Roosevelt’s jacket, shirt, and tie. 1. Write “President Roosevelt” on the line below.

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Dynamite

Name ________________________________

Fact: When the workers were digging out the Panama Canal, they used dynamite. It caused an explosion that made a “BOOM” sound.

Directions: 1. Write the word “BOOM” in the sound effect bubbles. 2. Write the word “dynamite” on the line below.

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Classification

Name ________________________

Directions: 1.

Circle each picture of a snake.

Put an “X” on each picture that is not.

Supplemental Activity: 1. Cut out each snake. 2. Glue pictures of each snake on a sheet of paper.

Sorting

Name ________________________

Directions: 1.

Circle each scorpion.

Put an “X” on each picture that is not.

Supplemental Activity: 1.

Cut out each scorpion.

2. Glue pictures of each scorpion on a sheet of paper.

Patterns

Name ________________________

Directions: 1. Cut out the pictures at the bottom of the page. 2. Glue pictures to match the pattern.

Opinion

Name ____________________________ __

Fact: Building the Panama Canal was dangerous. Some workers were bitten by snakes. Some workers were stung by scorpions or mosquitoes.

Directions:

1. Fill in the blank with your opinion. 2. Rewrite the sentence. 3. Why did you pick that reason?

mosquito

snake

scorpion

I am most scared of a _______________________________________

because e

Summary Dangerous

Directions: Use the words below to write about how building the Panama Canal was dangerous. Name ______________________________

building

dangerous

bitten

stung sick

Panama Canal workers snakes scorpions mosquitoes

Dangerous

Name ________________________________

Directions: Answer Yes or No to the following questions about what was dangerous for the workers building the Panama Canal.

Were coral snakes dangerous? ________

Were mosquitos dangerous? ________

Were teddy bears dangerous? ________

Were scorpions dangerous? __________

Was dynamite dangerous? ___________

Time to the Half Hour

Name ______________________________ ____ Fact: It takes 8-10 hours for a ship to go through the canal.

Directions: Look at the clocks. Write down the time that the ships went through the canal.

4 :30

Time to the Hour

Name ______________________________ ____

Fact: The Panama Canal was 50 miles long. It took 8-10 hours for a ship to go through the canal. Directions: Look at the clocks. Write down the time that the ships went through the canal.

3 :00

Time to the Quarter Hour

Name ______________________________ ____

Fact: The Panama Canal was 50 miles long. It took 8-10 hours for a ship to go through the canal. Directions: Look at the clocks. Write down the time that the ships went through the canal.

4 :15

Toll

Name ______________________________

Fact: A toll is the price you pay to use a canal or road. Ships pay a toll to use the Panama Canal.

Directions:

1. Cut out the toll booth. Glue it to side of the canal. 2. Cut out the ship. Glue it on the canal.

Vocabulary

Name ____________________________ ___ Directions: Use the word bank to fill in the blanks.

goods – things to buy and sell complete– to finish

toll – price you pay to use a road or canal shortcut – a quicker way to go somewhere

1. A quicker way to go somewhere is a ________________________.

2. Things to buy and sell are called _______________________.

3. The price you pay to use a road or canal is a _______________________.

4. To finish something means ______________________.

Job

Book Exam

Name _______________________________________

Directions: After the first question is answered, use your main idea cards to answer the additional questions.

What do you know about the Panama Canal? _______________________

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What type of boats were used to send goods across the ocean? ______________________.

What canal is a shortcut for ships?

___________________________________.

Which president asked Panama if we could build a canal?

_______________________________________.

What type of insect bit the canal workers and made them sick?

__________________________________.

What was a problem that the workers had in the jungle?

_________________________________.

EZ Summary

Name ______________________________ ____

Directions:

1. Cut out each box below. 2. Paste each box into the correct space.

Panama

canal

Ships

This is ________________

Panama has a _______________

___________________ use the canal

Fill in the Blank

Name ___________________________________

Directions: Use the words in the Word Bank to fill in the blank .

wildlife

Panama Canal

goods

shortcut

world

1. Cargo ships were used to send________________________. (Page 1)

2. Everyone wanted a _____________________________. (Page 3)

3. President Roosevelt made a deal with Panama to start building the ____________________________________. (Page 4)

4. The workers had to be careful in the jungle because of the _____________________. (Page 6)

5. Ships from all over the _______________________ use the canal as a shortcut. (Page 9)

Grammar

Name ________________________________

Directions: 1. Fill in the blank with the word is. 2. Rewrite the sentence .

1. Panama _____ a jungle .

_________________________________________

2. A canal _____ like a river .

_________________________________________

3. A canal _____ made by people .

_________________________________________

4. The Panama Canal _____ 50 miles long .

_________________________________________

5. The Panama Canal _____ a shortcut .

_________________________________________

Q and A

Name ____________________________ ___ _______________

Directions: Answer the question and fill in the blanks.

Ships had to go around South America. Where did ships have to go? ____________________________________ Ships had to go? _____________________________________________.

__________________________________________________________ The Panama Canal is a shortcut. What is a shortcut? ______________________________________ ___________________________________________ would be a shortcut. ______________________________________

A canal is like a river. What is a canal like? ___________________________________________ A canal is like a ______________________________________________.

The Panama Canal is 50 miles long. How long is the Panama Canal?___________________________________ The Panama Canal is __________________________________________.

Reading Assessment

Name___________________________

Directions: Draw a line from the word to the matching picture.

Roosevelt

ship

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canal

Panama

Sentence Scramble

Name __________________________ ______________________

Directions: Unscramble the words to make a sentence. The word(s) in bold is the first word(s) in the sentence.

Ships a shortcut needed

______________________________________________

President Roosevelt shortcut wanted a

______________________________________________

Building canal the dangerous was

______________________________________________

paid toll a The ships

______________________________________________

Short Answer

Name ____________________________________

Directions: 1. Fill in the blanks with the word in bold. 2. Rewrite the sentence.

This is President Roosevelt.

This is President _____________________.

___________________________________

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This is a cargo ship.

This is a cargo _______________________.

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This is a snake.

This is a ____________________________.

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Vocabulary Assessment

Name _______________________

Directions: Draw a line from the definition to the matching word.

price you pay to use a road or canal

toll

goods

a quicker way to go somewhere

complete

things to buy and sell

to finish

shortcut

WH Questions

Name __________________________

Directions: Answer the question and fill in the blanks.

Fact: The answer to a Who question is a person or group of people.

Everyone wanted a shortcut.

Who wanted a shortcut? __________________________.

_______________________ wanted a shortcut.

President Roosevelt wanted a shortcut. _________________________________________________________ _

Who wanted a shortcut? _______________________________________.

______________________________________ __________________________________ wanted a shortcut.

Some workers were bitten by snakes.

Who was bitten by snakes? _________________________.

_______________________________ were bitten by snakes.

Panama owns the canal now .

Who owns the canal now? ______________________.

____________________________ owns the canal now.

Vocabulary Flashcards

1. Cut out flashcards 2. Play games matching words with the definition.

complete

to finish

things to buy and sell

goods

a quicker way to go somewhere

shortcut

price you pay to use a road or canal

toll

Main Idea Cards

Each card represents the main idea for a page in the book. Use these to study content topics with the book. Match each word with a page in book. To engage, play games with the cards. Discuss the word as it relates to the info. on each page.

c argo ships

route

President Roosevelt

shortcut

wildlife

Panama Canal

mosquito bites

canal

Ships

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