Steamboat Slide Show:

1. The mid- to late 1800s were the heyday of the steamboat, also known as riverboats and paddlewheelers.
2. Show the following slideshow of turn-of-the-century steamboats to your students:
   
   www.steamboats.com/museum/jc1.html
3. Steam not only powered the engines of the boat but also entertained the passengers with music. Listen to the steam calliope from the steamboat Delta Queen and others:
   
   www.steamboats.org/whistle-calliope/ecaliope.html
   
   Listen to the steam whistle that replaced bells on steamboats:
   
   www.steamboats.org/whistle-calliope/eblow.html
4. Investigate the history of steamboats:
   
   http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blsteamship.htm
   www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/define_the_west/river_boats/river_boats.html