Canal Lock

How boats climb hills: a canal lock with gates and valves. A gate opens only when the water is level on both sides, so the order matters.

  • 9–12 years
  • Read aloud
  • No ads
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Canal Lock, a screen from the game

What your child learns

  • How a canal lock works
  • Water finds its own level
  • Doing steps in the right order

How to play

Open a valve to level the water, then the gate, move the boat in, close up and level the other way. One lock up (the next control glows), then down, then a staircase of two locks.

Levels

  1. Level 1Up through one lock.
  2. Level 2Down through one lock.
  3. Level 3A staircase of two locks.

A tip for parents

Look up a canal near you, or a video of boats in a lock, together.

Works on phones, tablets and computers, with nothing to install. No ads and no tracking.