Transportation was transformed with the invention of the steamboat. Imaginations head up (or down) the Mississippi with this creative replica.
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Research advancements in U.S. river transportation in the 1800s and 1900s. Explore how the invention of the steamboat affected the economy and population in towns and states along the Mississippi and other rivers. What precipitated the invention of the steamboat? Find out about different kinds of steamboats. Record this information with Crayola® Washable Markers in reports and on display boards.
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Build model steamboats, using pictures as a guide for construction. Gather an assortment of building materials, such as recycled boxes, cardboard tubes, craft sticks, rubber bands, and cotton balls.
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One way to make the paddle-wheel base is to use Crayola Scissors to cut a square from the bottom of a small recycled milk carton. Cut two sides from the square piece to make it smaller. Attach a rubber band down the center of the square piece with a stapler so the ends of the rubber band are free. Staple the ends of the rubber band to the cardboard base so the square piece is centered in the hole from which it was cut. Or invent your own design for a working paddle wheel.
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Now be creative! Use the materials you gathered to build the rest of the steamboat. Connect pieces with Crayola School Glue. Design a boat with several stories, decks, steam pipes with cotton smoke, a captain, and flags blowing in the wind. Dry.
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Cover your work area with newspaper. Add color and a name for your boat with Crayola Washable Tempera Paints and Paint Brushes. Dry.
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