Caen Hill Locks

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/caen-hill-locks

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Wiltshire, England, along the Kennet and Avon Canal
2. What is the number of locks in the flight?29 locks, sequentially numbered 22 to 50
3. How do the locks help boats go up the hill?Each lock fills with water, lifting the boat higher, and then lets the boat out when the water level matches the next level. The process repeats for each lock.
4. Why were the locks built in the 1800s?They were built to finish the Kennet and Avon Canal, which connected the Bristol Channel to the River Thames and helped trade during the Industrial Revolution.

Kennet and Avon Canal: A historic 147-kilometre (91 mi) canal in southern England, linking the rivers Kennet and Avon.
Flight of Locks: A series of adjacent lock chambers designed to overcome a steep gradient on a canal or river.
Hydraulics: The branch of engineering dealing with the properties and behavior of water and other liquids in motion.
Industrial Revolution: A period of major industrialization and innovation that took place during the late 18th and 19th centuries.