https://padlet.com/beachas/EDR627 en-us 2016-05-14 15:48:08 UTC 2025-12-12 14:04:00 UTC hello@padlet.com http://mrnussbaum.com/images/benjamin%20franklin.jpg beachas https://padlet.com/beachas/EDR627/wish/110880111 "James was furious and embarrassed when the true author of the letters was revealed. His sixteen-year-old brother had established himself as a real voice, a forerunner of a new American form of writing."

Regarding Benjamin Franklin's role as Silence Dogood]]> 2016-05-14 15:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/beachas/EDR627/wish/110880111 beachas https://padlet.com/beachas/EDR627/wish/110880262 2016-05-14 15:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/beachas/EDR627/wish/110880262 beachas https://padlet.com/beachas/EDR627/wish/110880300 "Ben's life would be defined by print. He signed his name, "B. Franklin, Printer." Printing made him prosperous and celebrated, and it provided him the means to political leadership. He was not a strong speaker, in an era when oratory was important to political success, and he rarely spoke in public for more than a few minutes at a time."]]> 2016-05-14 15:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/beachas/EDR627/wish/110880300 beachas https://padlet.com/beachas/EDR627/wish/110880339 "Determined to prove that electricity and lightning are the same thing, he conducted his celebrated kite experiment. With his adopted son, William, he built a silk kite with two cross-sticks with a pointed wire rising one foot above the wooden sticks.  At the end of the string near his hands, he fixed a silk ribbon to a key. ... He knew the string was carrying a charge. He touched the key and felt the shock of an electric spark."]]> 2016-05-14 15:55:31 UTC https://padlet.com/beachas/EDR627/wish/110880339 beachas https://padlet.com/beachas/EDR627/wish/110880450 http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/benjamin-franklin/videos/kids-history-ben-franklin-and-his-kite]]> 2016-05-14 15:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/beachas/EDR627/wish/110880450 beachas https://padlet.com/beachas/EDR627/wish/110880536 http://www.libertyskids.com/arch_who_bfranklin.html

Offers a brief synopsis about Benjamin Franklin, with links about inventions and publications.]]> 2016-05-14 16:00:13 UTC https://padlet.com/beachas/EDR627/wish/110880536 beachas https://padlet.com/beachas/EDR627/wish/110880612 Animated Story about Ben Franklin

http://mrnussbaum.com/franklin/]]> 2016-05-14 16:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/beachas/EDR627/wish/110880612 beachas https://padlet.com/beachas/EDR627/wish/111565477 2016-05-18 23:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/beachas/EDR627/wish/111565477 beachas https://padlet.com/beachas/EDR627/wish/111565503 Dial Books]]> 2016-05-18 23:59:55 UTC https://padlet.com/beachas/EDR627/wish/111565503 beachas https://padlet.com/beachas/EDR627/wish/111968676 This biography starts at the beginning of Benjamin Franklin's life and with each page turn we are treated to a new 'chapter' and focus.  The inside and back covers are filled with sayings of Benjamin Franklin, and at the end of the book is a timeline, and bibliography for students to see.  Within the book there are illustrations for the pictures, as well as illustrations of things like Poor Richard Almanack, political cartoons, and more.  This book offers a lot of insight into Benjamin Franklin, while also providing students with a lot of extra information to look through as well.]]> 2016-05-21 18:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/beachas/EDR627/wish/111968676