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Make sure that you visit the companion webpage
to this Ships and Boats 42eXplore
project from eduScapes;
it is titled Famous
Ships. There you will find links for
over 150 sites containing information and pictures or
photographs of well-known vessels. Don't miss
it!
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- Easier - A boat is a
small vehicle for traveling on water. A boat can have
oars, paddles, sails, or a motor to make it move. A
ship is a large boat that can travel across deep
water, such as a sea or ocean. A ship is built to
carry people or goods for a long distance.
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- Harder - The
difference between a ship and a boat is size. Large
oceangoing vessels are called ships; while all other
craft are called boats. Various types of boats include
canoes, rowboats, sailboats, and motorboats.
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- Ships are one of the oldest and most important
means of transportation. For hundreds of years, people
have sailed the seas to explore, to settle, to trade,
and sometimes to conquer. Today, trade among countries
still depends heavily on ships. Ships sail along
seacoasts, cross the oceans, and travel on inland
waterways. Many different types of ships are used
including giant tankers that haul petroleum and other
liquids; refrigerated ships carrying fresh fruits,
meats, and vegetables; dry bulk carriers hauling
grain, ore, and sand; cargo ships transporting
manufactured goods; and passenger liners carrying
travelers.
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- BoatSafe
Kids
- http://www.boatsafe.com/kids/
- This site has great boating and water safety
information by and for kids.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Boating Safety News http://www.boatingsafety.com/tableof.htm
- 3) Boating Safety Tips from US Coast Guard
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/kids/safeboat.html
- 4) Boat Safe from Nautical Know How
http://boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/index.htm
- 5) Kids in Boats from Australia New Zealand
Safe Boating Education Group (ANZSBEG)
- http://www.anzsbeg.org.au/kids.html
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- Inventing
Water Transportation from The Engines of
Our Ingenuity
- http://www.uh.edu/engines/watertransportation.htm
- You can listen to the text in Real Audio. This
companion site to the radio program provides tons of
information about different types of boats and the
history of water travel.
- Related Websites:
- 2) History of Shipbuilding by J. Celic & E.
Hafner http://brod.pfri.hr/pov/pov.html
- 3) Replicas & Shipbuilding from Nordic
Underwater Archaeology http://www.abc.se/~m10354/bld/shipbld.htm
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- Mariners'
Museum
- http://www.mariner.org/
- Here you can discover galleries filled with an
international collection of intricately carved
figureheads, detailed ship models, paintings,
decorative arts, and other maritime artifacts.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Australian National Maritime Museum http://www.anmm.gov.au/contents.htm
- 3) Especially for Kids and Teens from
Department of Transportation, Maritime
- Administration http://www.marad.dot.gov/kids/index.html
- 4) Virtual Maritime Museum from Maritime Museum
of British Columbia http://mmbc.bc.ca/source/schoolnet/estart.html
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- Paddling:
Canoeing, Kayaking and Rafting from
GORP
- http://gorp.com/gorp/activity/paddle.htm
- This comprehensive site connects you to
information, resources, and instructions for
paddling.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Buying a Canoe from Conservation Commission
of Missouri
- http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/documents/shows/outdoors/handyhints/buy_canoe.pdf
- 3) Canoe: Portraits of Great Fur Trade Canoes from
Canadian Museum of Civilization
- http://www.civilization.ca/hist/canoe/can00eng.html
- 4) Canoeing and Kayaking Guidelines from
Paddling.net, Inc.
- http://www.paddling.net/guidelines/index.html
- 5) History of the Canoe http://www.canoe.ca/AllAboutCanoes/home.html
- 6) International River Grading System http://www.canoe.org.au/library/f-rivgrad.html
- 7) Wave Eaters: Native Watercraft in Canada from
Canadian Museum of Civilization
- http://www.civilization.ca/aborig/watercraft/wainteng.html
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- Visit several of the websites, then
select and complete one or more of these
projects:
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- Make And Sail A Paper Boat.
Start by visiting (1) Maverick
's Paper Boats (Age 3 and above).
Follow the instructions found there to
make a paper boat. Other ship and boat
building projects can be found at (2)
Odawa
Canoe from Public Museum of Grand
Rapids and (3) Map
and Ships from Enchanted
Learning. Finally, you can create your
own boat or ship models. Experiment with
different designs and find ones that work
best. Use any type material that you like:
balsa wood, paper
mache, clay, or a combination.
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- Complete A Ship Or Boat
WebQuest. Adapt or follow the
procedures found at the following webQuest
sites:
- 1) Perfect Storm http://www.educationcentral.org/stormy/perfect_storm.htm
- 2) Will the REAL Charlotte Doyle
Please Stand Up? (Grade 6) by N.
Weber
- http://www.norwalk.k12.ia.us/schools/ms/mcenter/charlottedoylewebquestteacher.htm
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- Conduct A Mock Titanic Trial.
You will find a thorough explanation of
the process for a mock trial based on
actual events from the disaster at
Titanic.
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- Compare And Contrast Two Ships.
Pick two specific ships from the companion
site, Famous
Ships. Identify how they are alike and
different. Consider all aspects of their
history: where and how they were built,
design, utility, length of service,
voyages, etc. Show your findings in a
Venn
diagram.
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- Create A Water Transportation
Timeline. Consider the development of
water transportation craft throughout
history and show the major developments on
a timeline. You may have to estimate the
dates for some of the more ancient or
early types. An alternative project is to
illustrate the historical development of
water transportation vehicles in a mural
art display. Use a large sheet of art
paper for this. Share your completed
projects.
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- Plan a Boat Or Canoe Trip. Pick
a location and route, this could be on a
lake, stream, or river in a nearby region
or neighboring state. Plan a journey that
would involve at least two or three days.
Identify all the needed gear, some of
which might be rented. Complete a schedule
for your trip, list of supplies and
equipment, and estimate the costs. You may
find some useful ideas at (1) Canoe
Camper, (2) Canoe
Camping - USA, (3) Technique
Section from Canadian Canoe
Routes, and (4) Paddling
101 from American Canoe
Association.
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- Publish A Boating Safety
Booklet. First explore the websites to
gather information on recommended safety
practices. Next create a booklet that
informs people about safe boating
practices. Illustrate your book.
Distribute your finished publication.
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- Learn How to Paddle and Handle a
Canoe. First explore available
resources in your library and online to
learn the techniques of paddling a canoe.
You may find the following websites
helpful.
- 1) Beginning Canoe Strokes from
Conservation Commission of
Missouri
- http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/documents/shows/outdoors/handyhints/canoe_strokes.pdf
- 2) Getting Started from Australian
Canoeing
- http://www.canoe.org.au/started/index.html#Paddling%20on%20rivers%20and%20creeks
- 3) Paddling Instructions from
Buffalo River Canoe Trip
- http://www.geocities.com/buffalorivercanoe/paddlinghints.htm
- 4) Unswamping a Canoe from
Conservation Commission of
Missouri
- http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/documents/shows/outdoors/handyhints/unswamp.pdf
- 5) Whitewater Paddling FAQ
- http://www.cs.tufts.edu/~gowen/White_Water_Paddling_FAQ.txt
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- Websites By Kids For Kids
- Adventures
at Sea (1999 ThinkQuest Junior
Project)
- http://tqjunior.advanced.org/6169/
- Do you think you're ready for an adventure at sea?
Go to "Sailor School", design a clipper ship, and take
the sailing challenge.
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- Lost
Liners: Earth's Once Great Ships (1998
ThinkQuest Internet Challenge)
- http://library.thinkquest.org/17297/
- The wrecks of the Titanic, the Normandie, the
Lusitania, the Andrea Doria, and the Empress of
Ireland are explored at this web page.
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- Ron
and Bob's Journey on the Wavebuster 1998-1999
from Pinewood Elementary School
- http://pinewood.moundsview.k12.mn.us/sail/index.html
- This site followed a sailing journey down the west
coast from Napa, California to Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo,
Mexico.
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- Rowing
from an Oarsman's Perspective (1996
ThinkQuest Project)
- http://library.thinkquest.org/3265/
- Did you know a sculler has to have both his oars
in the water? And just what the heck is a coxswain?
Rowing as a competitive sport has been around for
centuries. Join the crew to discover the history
behind those guys out rowing their boats. Learn the
terminology, training techniques and how to take a
stroke.
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- R.M.S.
Titanic by Brett
- http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/8059/titanic.htm
- This tribute to the Titanic includes information
on the ship's maiden voyage, specifications, sinking,
rescue, and much more.
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- Some
Work About Boats
- http://education.leeds.ac.uk/~dmclough/boats.htm
- Here are a few student webprojects on boats and
boating.
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- Viking
Ships from Janet's Viking Web Site
- http://ecs.lewisham.gov.uk/youthspace/ca/vikings/vikingships.htm
- Brief site has a few facts about Viking
vessels.
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- Voyagers
Now & Then (1998 ThinkQuest Junior
Project)
- http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4347/
- Compare life on board the Star of India, a
ship that sailed in the 1840's and the Challenger
Space Shuttle.
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- More Water Transportation Websites
- Battleships
of the United States
- http://www.greatwhitefleet.org/battleship/index.html
- On 16 December 1907, the United States Battle
Fleet began a journey that would conclude by
circumnavigating the globe. Learn about the ships and
their voyage at this site.
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- Boat
- http://www.hevanet.com/wrogers/boatcontents.html
- This site has information about care, maintenance,
and operation of a boat.
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- Boating
Basics Glossary of Terms
- http://www.tcmall.com/nauticalknowhow/GLOSSARY.htm
- Look up boating terminology at this A to Z
site.
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- Boating
Information Center
- http://www.boating.co.nz/
- This is a comprehensive site for information about
boating, sailing, and yachting.
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- Boat
Plans for Power and Sail from Boat
Design
- http://boatdesign.net/plans/
- This is a comprehensive site for information,
resources, and links to design plans for a wide
variety of boats.
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- Boats
on the River from Harvesting the
River
- http://www.museum.state.il.us/RiverWeb/harvesting/transportation/boats/index.html?Transporation=&
- This site covers the history of river
transportation and the types of boats used on the
Illinois River.
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- Brief
History of the Passenger Ship Industry from
Digital Scriptorium, Duke
University
- http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess/ship-history.html
- This brief site tells the history of passenger
ships and includes some advertising posters from the
past.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Lost Liners from PBS Online http://www.pbs.org/lostliners/index.html
- 3) Lost Liners - Honoring the Golden Age of Ocean
Travel http://www.lostliners.com/
- 4) Maritime Matters http://www.maritimematters.com/index.html
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- English
Ships from Jamestown Settlement
- http://ab.mec.edu/jamestown/ships.html
- Learn about life on the Susan Constant, the
Godspeed, and the Discovery.
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- Finland's
Icebreakers by J Brady from Virtual
Finland
- http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/icebreak.html
- Check out these special ships of the Baltic sea
and watch them in action on a RealAudio video.
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- First
Fleet 1787 - 1788
- http://home.vicnet.net.au/~firstff/
- Eleven ships left Portsmouth, England early on
Sunday 13 May 1787 bound for a virtually unknown shore
eight long months and half a world away. Aboard were
750 convicts from Britain's overcrowded prison system
bound for Botany Bay to establish the first European
settlement on Australian soil.
- Related Website:
- 2) Our First Fleet http://www.cowan.edu.au/pa/ecawa/resource/ffleet/ffleet.htm
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- Greatest
American Fourth of July from PBS
- http://www.pbs.org/wnet/julyfourth/
- This is a companion site to the PBS
broadcast of The International Naval Review and
the OpSail 2000 on July 4th. Check out cool
features that let you name ships, learn about the
science of sailing, and take a virtual tour inside the
Amistad and USS Philadelphia.
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- Halifax
Explosion
- http://www.region.halifax.ns.ca/community/explode.html
- Find out about the collision of two warships
during WWI that resulted in the deaths of thousands of
people.
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- International
Marine Signal Flags
- http://www.anbg.gov.au/flags/signal-flags.html
- Learn the meanings of various flags used by ships
at sea.
- Related Website:
- 2) Flag Etiquette from US Power Squadrons
http://www.usps.org/f_stuff/etiquett.html
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- John
Ericsson from National Inventors Hall of
Fame at Invent Now
- http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/54.html
- John Ericsson invented the ship propeller and
incorporated the landmark device into his design for
the Civil War ironclad the Monitor.
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- John's
Nautical & Boatbuilding Page
- http://www.boat-links.com/
- This is a huge links-site for information on
ships, boats, boat building, and more.
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- Maritime
Engineering Historical Research by D.
Griffiths
- http://www.stfaiths100.freeserve.co.uk/
- The aim of this website is to further the study of
marine engineering history and encourage the
dissemination of research material. Here you can find
information about several maritime engines, the
Titanic, and more.
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- Maritime
History of the Thunder Bay Region
- http://tbnms.glerl.noaa.gov/history/maritime.html
- Site provides maritime history and the different
water crafts used in the Michigan Great Lakes
area.
- Related Website:
- 2) Minnesota's Historic Shipwrecks from
Minnesota Historical Society
- http://www.mnhs.org/places/nationalregister/shipwrecks/index.html
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- Navigate
- http://home.att.net/~agligani/navigation/navigate.html
- The purpose of this online course is to provide
the small boat professional the opportunity to learn
the basics of navigation.
- Other Websites on Navigation:
- 2) Columbus Navigation Homepage by K.A. Pickering
http://www1.minn.net/~keithp/index.htm
- 3) Early Navigation Methods from The Mariners'
Museum http://www.mariner.org/age/earlynav.html
- 4) Latitude: The Art and Science of
Fifteenth-Century Navigation
- http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~feegi/index.html
- 5) Navigation from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Education Center
- http://education.wes.army.mil/navigation/navigate.html
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- Portsmouth
Navy Yard: 200 Years of History
- http://www.seacoastnh.com/navyyard/history.html
- Considered by many to be the nation's very first
federal shipyard, PNS has weathered a turbulent
transition from sail, to steam, to atomic fuel. Now
dedicated to the overhaul and repair of modern
submarines, at its bicentennial birthday, "The Yard"
has plenty of tales to tell.
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- Sailing
Ships of the Late 1400s by S. Dunford
- http://web.calstatela.edu/faculty/eviau/edit557/vespucci/sharron/edit557.htm
- Learn about navigational terms, early sailing
vessel types, the history of the rig, and more.
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- Savage
Seas
- http://www.thirteen.org/savageseas/captain-main.html
- Explore disasters at sea and sunken ships like the
Britannic. Investigate the U.S. Coast Guard,
the Bermuda Triangle myth, and video clips - - all
from a TV program aired on PBS.
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- Ships
from the World of Vikings
- http://www.pastforward.co.uk/vikings/ships.html
- Learn about the historical Viking ships.
- Related Sites:
- 2) Evolution of Viking Ships from the Mariners
Museum http://www.mariner.org/age/evoship.html
- 3) Viking Ships from the Mariners Museum
http://www.mariner.org/age/vikship.html
- 4) Viking Voyage 1000 http://www.viking1000.org/vv1k/vv1kfrm.html
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- Viracocha
Expedition
- http://www.xplorainternational.com/reedboat.html
- Join a ten-year expedition that will circle the
globe in five separate reed ship voyages This
expedition explores the possibility of ancient
migration and trade routes thought to be impossible by
conventional wisdom.
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- What's
A Pirogue? What's a Keelboat? from
Discovery Expedition of St. Charles
- http://www.lewisandclark.net/boats.htm
- This site contains comparative descriptions,
photographs, and data related to these two boat
designs that were employed in the Expedition.
- Related Websites:
- 2) River Craft from Kansas City Museum http://www.kcmuseum.com/riv4.html
- 3) Way West, Part 1 (Dug-out and Tub Boat) from
Missouri River Heritage Corridor
- http://www.mid-mo.net/bigmuddy/motrekker1.html
- 4) Way West, Part 2 (Mackinaw and Bull Boats) from
Missouri River Heritage Corridor
- http://www.mid-mo.net/bigmuddy/motrekker2.html
- 5) Way West, Part 3 (Keelboat) from Missouri
River Heritage Corridor
- http://www.mid-mo.net/bigmuddy/motrekker3.html
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- Sailing
- International
Sailing Federation
- http://www.sailing.org/indextest.asp
- This is the website of the the governing body for
the sport of sailing.
- Related Organization:
- 2) United States Sailing Association http://www.ussailing.org/
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- Out of
Bounds: Sailing Around the World
- http://www.outofbounds.com/
- This is the story of the sailboat and her crew
during a 936 day journey around the world that was
completed on May 26, 1999.
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- Sailing
Magazine
- http://www.sailnet.com/sailing/
- This is the online version of the magazine. It has
a few of the articles in each issue online and
archives previous online editions.
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- Sailing
Page by M. Rosenstein
- http://www.apparent-wind.com/sailing-page.html
- This links-site connects to lots of resources on
ships and sailing.
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- Volvo
Ocean Race from National
Geographic
- http://www.nationalgeographic.com/volvooceanrace/
- Formerly known as the Whitbread Round the World
Race, the Volvo Ocean Race sends superfast sloops
circling the globethe hard way.
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- Paddleboat Steamboats
- Brief
History of Steamboating on the Missouri River . .
. by R.L. Dyer
- http://members.tripod.com/~Write4801/docs/moboats.html
- This article first published in a regional history
journal provides a brief history of steamboating on
the Missouri.
- Another Missouri River Steamboat Site:
- 2) Steamboat Arabia Museum of Kansas City,
Missouri http://www.1856.com/
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- Invention
of the Steamboat from PBS's Learning
Adventures in Citizenship
- http://www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork/laic/episode1/topic7/e1_t7_s3-is.html
- Learn about Robert Fulton and the first
steamboat.
- Related Website:
- 2) Robert Fulton http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/DETOC/transport/fulton.html
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- John
Fitch Was Granted a U.S Patent for the
Steamboat from America's Story,
Library of Congress
- http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/nation/jb_nation_fitch_1.html
- Learn about John Fitch and the first steamboat
patent in the U.S.
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- Legend of
Steamboatin' the Rivers
- http://www.steamboats.org/
- Listen to the whistle and the calliope. Here you
can learn about steamboats, view photos and diagrams,
and take a virtual tour of a steamboat.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Genosky Collection (Photographs) http://websites.quincy.edu/library/genoskey/html/steambot.htm
- 3) Steamboats http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/DETOC/transport/steamboats.html
- 4) Steamboats! http://www.steamboats.com/
- 5) Steamboats - Steamboat Life
- http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Cyberia/RiverWeb/Projects/Ambot/SOCIETY/SOC6.htm
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- Steamboats
on the Bay from Chesapeake Bay Maritime
Museum
- http://www.cbmm.org/stroll3.htm
- This brief site provides information about
steamboating and their use in the Chesapeake Bay
area.
- Other Regional Steamboat Sites:
- 2) Early Steamboats from Winona County
Historical Society (Minnesota)
- http://www.winona.msus.edu/historicalsociety/sesqui/steam/
- 3) Steamboating on the Mississippi by S.
Williams
- http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/steamboat.htm
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- Websites for Teachers
- Boxy
Boats from Crayola Creativity
Central
- http://www.crayola.com/ece/ece_display.cfm?id=78
- This plan instructions for creating a boat model.
Choose a boat to make, or use your imagination and
design one of your own.
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- Buoyant
Boats from Science NetLinks
- http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=143
- In this lesson, students will design and construct
a boat out of aluminum foil and a few other simple
materials. The boats will then be tested by floating
them in a pool or sink of water, and then adding mass
until they sink.
- Related Lessons from Science NetLinks:
- 2) Give Me a Tall Ship http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=301
- 3) Grand Designs and Great Failures http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=303
- 4) Sink It http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?BenchmarkID=1&DocID=125
- 5) What Floats Your Boat? http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=302
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- Floating
& Sinking Module (Grade 5) by I. Rebman
and P. O'Shields from Hands-on Activities Science
Program (Hasp)
- http://www.dcs.edu/hasp/Floating/index.html
- In this unit, students investigate the phenomenon
of buoyancy. They begin by making a spring scale with
which they weigh various objects. Students make clay
boats, test the boats' buoyancy, and discover that
altering the shape of the boats affects buoyancy.
Students are then challenged to design a boat that has
a certain loading capacity.
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- Fort
Leavenworth and Steamboats (Grades 5-12)
- http://leav-www.army.mil/museum/Lesson%20PLan%204.pdf
- This lesson leads students to understand of the
impact of the steamboat on western development.
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- Solve
a Problem; Build a Boat (Grades 6-8) from
Education World
- http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/00-1/lesson0032.shtml
- Students build a boat that will float and hold as
many pennies as possible, then discuss the process of
building the boat and relate the experience to
experiences they encounter in life.
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- Steamboat
Days on America's Rivers (Grades 4-12) from
Greater Cincinnati Tall Stacks Commission
- http://www.tallstacks.com/TallstacksTeachersGuide.pdf
- This educators guide provides lesson plan ideas
and activities.
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