ATTENTION KIDS & EDUCATORS!
We publish materials which are fun and suitable for classroom use!
Mississippi
River Adventure: Take a
personalized, interactive and fun trip down the Mississippi River from Itasca,
Minnesota to New Orleans, with games, music and puzzles.
Corps
of Engineers Education Center: This
site is for students, teachers, librarians and other educators to access our
many educational resources. Move your mouse over the images to find fun and
interesting things to read and do either online or in your classroom.
Pictures
to color! Quizzes!! Puzzles!!! Have fun with this
10-page coloring and activity book while learning about the Corps of
Engineers and its mission (flood control, navigation, environmental
engineering) in south Louisiana. Click to open, print the
document, and enjoy! (Adobe Acrobat PDF file, 8 Mb) Color-covered 8½ x 7" booklets are available in quantity; request by e-mail.
A 36" x 22" black & white wall poster for coloring, which illustrates how commerce uses the waterways for transportation. Look at a sample 8" x 8" excerpt! (39 kb)
A combination 36" x 24" color wall poster and fact sheets designed to be used by educators to teach their students about wetlands. Designed for 10 year olds. Look at a sample 5" x 7" excerpt! (89 kb)
Video-How
a Lock Works
Animation of a lock at work and locations of the
New Orleans District navigation locks
NOTE: Due to the size of this video, it is
recommended for broadband users only (cable or DSL). It will
take considerable time to download and play if you are using a
dial-up modem. Contact our Public Affairs Office for a copy on VHS tape or
CD.
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