Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab: Making Friends With Franklin
This site is an introduction plus a series of three lesson plans that explore Franklin's portraits plus aspects of his work in science and writing.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: History Comes Alive: Developing Fluency and Comprehension
Let the power of imagination and inference serve as a "time machine" to bring Benjamin Franklin into the classroom! History and science come to life in a dialogue with Franklin the inventor, developed through lesson activities that...
Read Works
Read Works: The Shocking Truth
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Ben Franklin's discovery of electricity. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
The Franklin Institute
A Penny Flipped Is Science Learned
What is the probability that a penny will land on heads when flipped? Test this on Ben Franklin's birthday and find out!
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Benjamin Franklin
This is a black and white image of Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and a leading scientist who made discoveries related to electricity.
Curated OER
Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Benjamin Franklin (1706 1790)
A portrait of Benjamin Franklin from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
Curated OER
Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Benjamin Franklin (1706 1790)
A portrait of Benjamin Franklin from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature and Composition: Rationalism
This is an introduction to a unit on Rationalism, also known as The Age of Reason or Enlightenment, was set during the American Revolutionary period. It focuses on the belief that the power of reason and science would further human...