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Benjamin Franklin Web Trek |
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| INSTRUCTIONS: Use the following websites to read about Benjamin Franklin, and then answer the questions below. |
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1. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN THE INVENTOR: http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/inventor/inventor.html a. Name three things that Benjamin Franklin invented: ______________________ ______________________ __________________________ |
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b. Franklin was interested in keeping people safe. What did he do to help warm peoples' homes and keep them safe at the same time? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ |
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2. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S KITE: http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/kite.htm a. Circle the words that Franklin created in order to talk about electrical items: electricity plus battery thermostat positively charge currents armature b. Franklin demonstrated that electricity did not consist of two opposing forces, as previously thought, but something which he named: __________________________________________________ c. Describe how Franklin made his kite: _____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ |
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3. FRANKLIN & CITIZENSHIP: http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/l2_citizen.html a. Circle the civic institutions that Franklin helped to develop or improve: hospitals colleges volunteer fire departments libraries insurance companies |
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4. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN THE PERSON: http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/l3_wit_self.html a. What four resolutions did Franklin promise to himself in order to change his life? i.__________________________________ii. __________________________________ iii. _________________________________iv.__________________________________ |
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b. Describe what Franklin did to become a better writer: _________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ |
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