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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

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English, Science, History

3rd - 5th Grade

Practice Problem

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CCSS
RL.3.1, RI.2.5, RF.3.3B

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Standards-aligned

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Nicholas Ekblad

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16 Slides • 13 Questions

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Benjamin Franklin


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Multiple Choice

How can problem solving lead to new ideas?

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Problems make us think.

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Problems are always easy.

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Problems are not worth solving.

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New ideas are not important.

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Benjamin Franklin Fast Facts

  • loved reading and writing

  • liked to help people

  • wanted to make life better

  • invented many things

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Multiple Choice

Benjamin Franklin helped write the

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rules of Alaska

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Declaration of Independence

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an apology letter to George Washington

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Type answer...

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Multiple Choice

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Which bill features Benjamin Franklin's face?

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Multiple Choice

When was Benjamin Franklin born?

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July 4, 2012

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January 17, 1706

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October 30, 1895

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Multiple Choice

Why was printer a good job for Benjamin Franklin?

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It was easier than his last job.

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He knew the people there.

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He was able to examine the work of other writers.

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Multiple Choice

Why was Benjamin's brother angry?

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Benjamin stole his invention.

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Benjamin ate his candy.

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Benjamin used a fake name.

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Multiple Select

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

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a hospital

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a library

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an ice cream shop

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a university

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Multiple Choice

What effect did the Fire Brigade have on the city?

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It made the city hotter.

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It made the city safer.

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It made the city more fun.

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Multiple Select

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

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His friend inspired him.

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He was given a special glass jar.

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He wanted to discover more about electricity.

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Multiple Choice

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

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Lightning went somewhere else.

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Lightning went from the rod to the ground.

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Lightning went from the rod to the ocean.

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Multiple Select

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

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tool for reaching things

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bifocals (glasses)

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glass instrument

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better street lamps

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Poll

How did you feel reading Benjamin Franklin's biography?

Interested

Bored

Tired

That was fun!

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