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The Inventions of Ben Franklin

Created by Sharon AmoloSharon Amolo is a Media Specialist at Gwin Oaks Elementary

We learned a lot about Ben Franklin’s inventions after listening to the story Now & Ben. Let’s see how much you learned.

Objectives:Identify the inventions made by Benjamin Franklin.

Describe how the everyday life of Benjamin Franklin is similar to and different from everyday life in the present.

Ben Franklin created many inventions that are still used today.

Read the description of the invention and click the correct choice.

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Ben invented these to help him see better.

eyeglassesFranklin stove daylight savings time

Question #1

swim fins long armeyeglasses

Question #2

Ben invented these to swim faster.

swim fins long armlighting rod

Question #3

Ben invented this to help him get things off the top of shelves.

Franklin stovelibrary

daylight savings time

Question #4

Ben invented this to help farmers have more daylight.

Franklin stovelibrarylighting rod

Question #5

Ben invented this after flying a kite in lightning.

daylight savings time

eyeglasses

Question #6

Ben invented this so people could have books.

library

fire stationstreet cleaninglighting rod

Question #7

Ben invented this to keep the streets clean.

fire station street cleaning

Question #8

Franklin stove

Ben invented this to cook food.

fire stationstreet cleaninglighting rod

Question #9

Ben invented this to help put out fires.

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Franklin’s inventions, The Glass Armonica.

http://www.fi.edu/franklin/musician/virtualarmonica.html

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