Lesson Plans Provided by Andrea at Epic Homeschool Mentoring

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Week 9: The Steamboat and the Cotton Gin

Homeschooling moms must fill up their knowledge bank in order to give the best to their kids. The more mom knows, the better she can teach. Research these topics and share the general idea with younger kids. For older kids, you might invite them to pick a topic to research.

Robert Fulton

Topics for Week 9

Eli Whitney

The Cotton Gin

Robert Fulton

The Steamboat

American Colonial Life

Discussion Questions

Eli Whitney's The Cotton Gin

How did Eli Whitney lose the legal battle to secure a patent on his invention?

What did Eli Whitney do after he invented the Cotton Gin?

How did the Cotton Gin change the economy of the Southern plantation owners and Slaves?


The Steamboat

1. If you could take a voyage anywhere in the world, where would you go? (I would go on a voyage to _____)

2. What kind of transportation would you use for your voyage? (I would use a _____  to go on my voyage.)

3. Would you rather take a voyage in a covered wagon or on a steamboat? (I would rather take a voyage in a _____  .)

4. What kinds of things should you take with you when you go on a voyage? (I would take _____  with me on my voyage.)

5. Who would you take with you when going on a voyage? (I would take _____  with me on my voyage.)


American Colonial Life
How did the physical geography affect settlement in Colonial America?
What tools did the colonists use to get light, heat, food preservation, transportation, etc?

Resources:

Books (all links go to Goodreads)


Free E-books

Videos











Activities

Begin an Invention Project. This could be anything from working with broken appliances and fixing them or making something new to designing a hypothetical object on paper. We like the book
My Crazy Inventions Sketchbook: 50 Awesome Drawing Activities for Young Inventors because it makes this easy.

Make a list of the inventions Fulton came up with


Examine artifacts and make inferences about the people and the historical periods that they represent.


Make a homesteading craft like soap or candles or butter


Take a virtual ride on a Steamboat


Check out this Edsitement lesson plan


Image Credit: Evert A Duyckinick / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain