1. By: Sebastian
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin

2. Benjamin Franklin Born in Boston, 1786 Died in 1847
Was a scientist, printer and inventor
Had 16 brothers
Began working in print shop
Married Deborah Read
Had 3 children: William, Sarah and Francis

3. Why did he decide to explore?
Wanted to show the world that lightning came from electricity, not from a force that came from God!
Saw a boy’s hair coming up when he put something in his head and that was what inspired him to explore more

4. What did he choose to explore?
Science, lightning, electricity
Thunderstorms because he believed lightning, which occurs during storms, was electricity

5. Resources your explorer needed
A kite
A metal key
Books to study
Be a thinker, risk taker, etc.

6. How did it impact society?
In those days it made a huge impact because people thought that lighting was a force that came from God
Benjamin Franklin became one of the most important and great Americans

7. Additional information
Was representative of London
His father hoped that he would be a minister
When he was young, he invented many things
Began working in his father’s shop
His brother wrote one of the first newspaper

8. Additional information
Many things are called like him: streets, hotels, towns ,trees ,etc.
He invented the first police and fire departments
He invented many usefull things
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9. Additional information
Flew kite in thunderstorm. When lightning struck the kite, sparks flew from a key attached to the string
Proved lightning was electricity
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10. Bibliography www.worldbook.com www.bensguide.com www.ushistory.org
Benjamin Franklin
Whats the big idea Ben Franklin
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