Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Multiple Choice

How can problem solving lead to new ideas?

• Problems make us think.

• Problems are always easy.

• Problems are not worth solving.

• New ideas are not important.

Benjamin Franklin Fast Facts

• loved reading and writing

• liked to help people

• wanted to make life better

• invented many things

Multiple Choice

Benjamin Franklin helped write the

• rules of Alaska

• Declaration of Independence

• an apology letter to George Washington

Multiple Choice

Which bill features Benjamin Franklin's face?

Multiple Choice

When was Benjamin Franklin born?

• July 4, 2012

• January 17, 1706

• October 30, 1895

Multiple Choice

Why was printer a good job for Benjamin Franklin?

• It was easier than his last job.

• He knew the people there.

• He was able to examine the work of other writers.

Multiple Choice

Why was Benjamin's brother angry?

• Benjamin stole his invention.

• Benjamin ate his candy.

• Benjamin used a fake name.

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There's more than one answer! Benjamin Franklin helped Philadelphia by starting

• a hospital

• a library

• an ice cream shop

• a university

Multiple Choice

What effect did the Fire Brigade have on the city?

• It made the city hotter.

• It made the city safer.

• It made the city more fun.

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Check all the reasons or causes that led Benjamin to experiment with electricity? There is more than one correct answer!

• His friend inspired him.

• He was given a special glass jar.

• He wanted to discover more about electricity.

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Benjamin invented the lightning rod for tall buildings. What effect did this have during lightning storms?

• Lightning went somewhere else.

• Lightning went from the rod to the ground.

• Lightning went from the rod to the ocean.

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Check all the inventions made by Benjamin Franklin. There is more than one answer!

• tool for reaching things

• bifocals (glasses)

• glass instrument

• better street lamps

Poll

How did you feel reading Benjamin Franklin's biography?

• Interested

• Bored

• Tired

• That was fun!