Robert Fulton
Dates covered: 1765-1815
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Books:
A Head Full of Notions: A Story about Robert Fulton Describes the life and work of the inventor of the steamboat. Level 6.8. Middle to Older students. Pennsylvania.
Robert Fulton Picture Book style. Describes the life and work of the inventor who developed the steamboat and made it a commercial success. Younger to Middle students. Pennsylvania.
Robert Fulton, Boy Craftsman Inventions and improvements of inventions–these were the products of Fulton’s mechanical ability. His most famous was the “Clermont,” a steamboat he launched on the Hudson. Here is his boyhood. Middle to Older students. Pennsylvania.
Robert Fulton and the Steamboat Describes the invention of the first practical steamboat by Robert Fulton and traces the development of water transportation through the use of steam power. Middle to Older students.
Robert Fulton Graphic Novel. Robert Fulton didn’t actually invent what he is most commonly associated with, yet Fulton’s innovations on the steamboat changed America’s trade and travel in a progressive way. Readers will enjoy learning more about Fulton and his contributions to American society through easy-to-follow text and vibrant illustrations. Younger to Middle students.
Watt Got You Started, Mr. Fulton?: A Story of James Watt & Robert Fulton A dual biography focusing on humorous highlights in the lives of James Watt and Robert Fulton, whose respective inventions of the steam engine and the steamboat laid the foundation of modern transportation. Younger to Middle students.
Coloring Pages/Drawing:
Crafts and Arts:
- Simple Science Project | How to Make a Steam Boat | School Science Project | POP POP Boat
- CubicFun 3D Puzzle Mississippi Steamboat Model Kit
Movies/Videos/Documentaries
- Star Spangled Adventures Ep. 18: Fulton’s Steamboat
- Andrew Jackson (Old Hickory)
- Andrew Jackson (Flashdance’s “Maniac” Parody) – @MrBettsCls
Museums/Field Trips (including virtual):
- Robert Fulton Birthplace, Quarryville, PA
- National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium, Port of Dubuque, Iowa
- National Museum of Industrial History, Bethlehem, PA
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