Visit these webpage for an introduction to the Great Lakes Economy and the St. Lawrence Seaway (take the interactive tour).

Explore this interactive map to see where ships are in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway right now!


Choose a industry to research.
Agriculture
Commercial and Sports Fishing
Shipping
Recreation and Tourism
Steel
Automobiles
Paper

Research and create a 2-3 minute narrated video about one of these industries.

Your video must contain the following:
Location of industry
Percentage of industry in the United States
Yearly monetary value
Products made from industry (if applicable)
# of people employed by industry
Environmental issues associated with the industry
Threats to the industry
Interesting facts

You are able to narrate videos using Screencast-O-Matic. Learn how to use by watching the very quick demo or going to their tutorial page.

Once done with your video you are able to download it to be played in Quicktime.

Save you video and then upload it onto the Great Lakes industry video assignment page.
Last modified: Saturday, June 18, 2011, 1:39 PM