1. Panama Canal Today

2. Video Notes Discussion of your notes What types of information did you gather from the video? Was building this canal an easy task? What types of problems did they face?

3. A Yellow Fever Station

4. Goal What was the importance of building the Panama Canal?

5. Panama Canal Today Many ships are too big for the structure Called Post-Panamax Ships

6. Panama Canal Today Panama will invest $5.25 Billion to increase its size and make a new set of locks (Double its current size) http://www.canalmuseum.com/photos/panama-canal-expansion.html

7. Panama Canal Today The new canal will be finished by the 100th Anniversary in 2014