Small Whale · Reading worksheet
Thames Tunnel
High school (ages 12+)
Transportation
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Date:
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/thames-tunnel
Step 2 · Questions
1. What is the location?
2. What is the construction period?
Step 3 · Words to know
Write what each word means, using the article.
Hydrostatic Pressure
Alluvial Soil
Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM)
Urban Transit Systems
Step 4 · Two facts in your own words
Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.
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