1 / 8

Ben Franklin and Electricity

Join us in exploring the story of Ben Franklin's discovery of electricity, the impact it has had on our lives, and why it is truly magical. Discover fascinating facts about his experiment with a kite and lightning, and how this discovery has shaped the modern world.

artie
Download Presentation

Ben Franklin and Electricity

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Ben Franklin and Electricity By Tara Enneking and Taylor Cheatwood

  2. Ben Franklin • Ben discovered electricity with a kite and lightning. • He was with his son when he discovered it. • When he discovered it, he was 42. • Ben was born in Massachusetts. • He knocked himself unconscious at least once doing this experiment.

  3. There are 3 reasons why Ben’s discovery is magical and marvelous to us!!!

  4. Reason 1 It would be hard to survive today without electricity. • We couldn’t use microwaves or ovens. • There would be very little light to see at night. • It would be hard to research to learn new things so you can get a good job.

  5. Reason 2There would not much fun. • There would be no video games. • There would be no computers or laptops. • There would be no iPods

  6. Reason 3 There would be no clocks to tell time. • For parties it would be hard to know when to go and leave. • You would not know what time school starts and ends.

  7. Where we got our information • Waldstreicher, David. "Franklin, Benjamin." World Book Student. 2009. [Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.]  24 Feb. 2009 http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar209260 . • Fish, Bruce and Becky. Benjamin Franklin. 2000.

  8. Where we got our pictures • Waldstreicher, David. "Franklin, Benjamin." World Book Student. 2009. [Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.]  24 Feb. 2009 <http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar209260>. • Microsoft Clip Art

More Related