2.8.2 Flying Kites

Most people know how Ben Franklin used a kite. He discovered

electricity by flying one. In the mid-1700s, he flew a kite in a

thunderstorm. He thought that lightning was a form of electricity.

He was right! Lightning hit the kite and a key that was hanging from

it. With the kite and key, Ben proved that lightning is electricity.

• light

• energy

• storm

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Most people know how Ben Franklin used a kite. He discovered

electricity by flying one. In the mid-1700s, he flew a kite in a

thunderstorm. He thought that lightning was a form of electricity.

He was right! Lightning hit the kite and a key that was hanging from

it. With the kite and key, Ben proved that lightning is electricity.

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• sequence

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

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Alexander Wilson lived in Scotland. He used kites to do

experiments. In the mid-1700s, he flew a whole line of kites. The

kites were all placed on one line. Next, he put thermometers all

along the line. Then he flew the kites.

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• cause and effect

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The Niagara Falls Bridge was built with the help of a boy and his kite. To start, the builders had to get a line over the water. But steep cliffs, rapids, and swirling winds made this very hard.

• quick water

• bridges

• kites

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Someone thought that the

problem might be solved by

flying a kite over the

gorge.

• desert

• steep cliffs with water running through them.

• ocean

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