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The Inventions of Ben Franklin Created by Sharon 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. Click the to have the sentences read to you.

Question #1 Ben invented these to help him see better. Franklin stove eyeglasses daylight savings time

Question #2 Ben invented these to swim faster. swim fins eyeglasses long arm

Question #3 Ben invented this to help him get things off the top of shelves. lighting rod swim fins long arm

Question #4 Ben invented this to help farmers have more daylight. Franklin stove daylight savings time library

Question #5 Ben invented this after flying a kite in lightning. lighting rod library Franklin stove

Question #6 Ben invented this so people could have books. eyeglasses daylight savings time library

Question #7 Ben invented this to keep the streets clean. lighting rod street cleaning fire station

Question #8 Ben invented this to cook food. Franklin stove fire station street cleaning

Question #9 Ben invented this to help put out fires. lighting rod street cleaning fire station

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GREAT JOB! Let’s look at one more of Ben Franklin’s inventions, The Glass Armonica. http: //www. fi. edu/franklin/musician/virtualarmonica. html

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