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Your boat must meet the following criteria:
1.The
boat frame needs
to be easily carried
by the Corps
members
and the modes of transporting it used in the
1800's.
2.Its construction
needs to be
strong enough
to withstand the
conditions of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers.
3.A covering is to be
added to it to complete the
structure at a
later
date as was true of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
4. It
will need to have a sealant of the
time period in order to
insure
its buoyancy.
5. It
must be easy to put
together and
not require
a large
amount
of time to construct.
6. The
cost of the
materials to make this boat
cannot exceed
the
budget
allotted by the President for this expedition.
Remember there are many items needed for this expedition
so
you need to keep in close contact with Meriwether
Lewis for
your budget constraints.
You must
meet the following guidelines:
1.Your
boat design must
be an accomplishment of all
the
members of your team.
2.
It must be an original
design. (You are allowed to
send
researchers out into the field to do fieldwork to suggest
ideas
and designs that have worked over time). Field work
can
include but is not limited to the following:
a.Internet sites on boat designs and construction
b.Internet sites on the iron boat and the Lewis and
Clark Expedition
c.Other internet sites on needed subject matter to
complete this project
d.Books, magazines, pamphlets on the subject matter
e.Visitations to boat companies
f.Maritime museums
g.Historical museums
h.Model builders and/or model clubs
i. Interviews with experts or hobbyists
j. Patent office
There are many books out their that you could use to talk about the
water vessels of the time period. Many of these books include great
illustrations to give you ideas of where to start both on your blue
prints and also on your model. These books include:Going Along With Lewis and Clark by Barbara
Lewis and Clark An Illustrated History By Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns
$25.00 ISBN 0-375-70652-6. This book has sections of happenings
with the different kinds of boats used. It quotes from the journal
entries. Good background information for the students.West to the Pacific The Story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by
Ronald Fisher ISBN 0-941734-01-3. This book p. 41 talks about the
experiment boat and has other good background info on the expedition.Lewis and Clark on The Upper Missouri by the Discovery Writers $9.49
ISBN 0-912299-84-3. Page 127 – 129 in this book tells about methods
and happenings with making of some of the boats such as where
Sergeant Gass constructed dugout canoes. Good background
information for the expedition as well.
3. The
materials used
for this boat design can be from the
current time period.
4. Your
replica of this
design can be no larger than one foot
by
one foot.
5. It must contain a sealant to insure its buoyancy.
6. It must be easily put together after its initial construction.
7. It must be able to be taken apart and carried in pieces.
8. After
your team has decided on a design you must apply
for a
patent on your
design. Fill out the necessary
paperwork
and have it on file with your company as well as with
your
teacher. To get an application call
1-800-PTO-9199 or
go to
the web site
http://www.uspto.gov
9.
Design an
advertisement that will portray your boat as
the
best choice for the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
The advertisements must be in the following forms:
a. A newspaper add
b. A TV add that includes a jingle
c. An add that could be used on flyers as well as
billboards
To carry
out this mission your company will need to hire the following
department co-workers:
HISTORIAN
RESEARCHER
DESIGNER/ARCHITECT
PATENT
LAWYER
ADVERTISEMENT
SPECIALIST
The following is a job description for each:
HISTORIAN
RESEARCHER
Your job
will be to research and find the original plans to construct a
model of the "iron boat".
1. Who made the boat?
2. Were any
specifications given to what it should look like, its
size, and what its weight should be?
3. Was there
a budget requirement to stay within and if so
what was it?
4. What did it look like?
5. What materials were used in its construction?
6. Any specifics your co-workers will need to know.
7. Why did it fail?
8. Has the
"iron boat" been found so that historians may
uncover answers to their questions?
DESIGNER/ARCHITECT
1. Figure out
what your company feels went
wrong with the
design of the original "iron boat".
2. After careful planning and research
submit to your company
a design using
materials available in the 1800's that you
think will make
the "iron boat" a sucess. You must
have
blue prints.
3. Upon approval of your company
construct a miniature replica
of the "iron
boat" no larger than one foot by one
foot.
4. Test your boat and revise if needed to insure its success.
5. Design
a modern “iron boat” using materials available
today.
Make blue prints. Remember it must
meet the required
guidelines already
mentioned.
6. Test your design and revise if needed to insure its success.
PATENT
LAWYER
1. Research how
to obtain a patent on your companies design.
2. Reproduce the
necessary paperwork for a patent.
3. Apply
for a mock patent for the re-design of the original
“iron
boat”.
4. Apply
for a mock patent for the new modern design of the
"iron
boat".
5. File mock papers with the necessary persons in your school.
6. Do the
necessary legal actions should you find that
your
company has experienced
any spies or had plans stolen.
ADVERTISEMENT
SPECIALIST
1. Design
an advertisement that will portray your boat as
the
best choice for Meriwether Lewis Boat Company
to select to
accompany Lewis
and his men on the Expedition.
2. Design a newspaper add.
3. Design
a TV add that includes a
jingle. 
4. Design
an add that can be used for flyers as
well as
billboards.
These sites may help you prepare your advertising:
ANIMATION AND CLIP ART
SITES:
1.
www.tmfree.com
2.
www.animfactory.net
3.
www.4yeo.com
4.
www.barrysclipart.com
5.
www.freestuffcente.com
6.
www.animations-galore.com
7.
www.free-clip-art.net
This lesson will involve 3-4
weeks. It could be used in one period a day
or several periods a day, which ever works best for your
situation.
Students will be divided into groups according to
your class enrollment.
Each group is comprised of four roles. These roles
include:
- researcher
- designer/architect
- lawyer
- advertiser
The groups could be selected by the teacher or by
luck of the draw.
Each group then could decide who would fulfill each role.
Many of the
activities will require a "group" effort.
You will also need a person to be
Thomas Jefferson and
Meriwether Lewis.
These roles could be filled by teachers or administrators.
If you find students who have difficulty coming up
with ideas or lack the
skills needed to carry out their role this corps quest could become a class
project. Also you could brainstorm ideas with all the "lawyers" for
example.
However in doing so, you may loose the creativity that this lesson could
enhance.
If you have more then one class of a grade level
each class could become
a company and compete against one another. As a teacher you need the
ability to become a facilitator. Each class or group will have areas
of
strengths and weaknesses.
Variations:
Depending on the amount of time available, the level
of students, and the
teacher's knowledge the teacher could select the roles that will be
used.
Students could be required to draw up blue print
plans and not actually
make a scale model.
Another variation would be for the teacher to provide
the materials from
which the groups build their boat from.
The US Department of Commerce has an Inventive Thinking
Curriculum
Project : An Outreach Program of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office. It is free and you can obtain a copy by calling the General
Information Services Division at 1-800-PTO-9199 or 703-308-4357.
Their web site is
www.uspto.gov.
It is filled with great activities that get
the students into inventive thinking and takes them through the process
of the invention and the patent process.
You may want to check on this
program and reconstruct the quest to meet
your curriculum needs.
Also there is a Young Inventors Awards Program that
is sponsored by
Sears, Roebuck and Co. and NSTA. You can contact them by calling
1-888-494-4994 or their e-mail is
younginventors@nsta.org.
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