1. A WEBQUEST TO DISCOVERY…. Masters of Electricity

2. Introduction Imagine what life would be like if we had no electricity… Do you think your life would be any different? Well, thank goodness there were some very smart scientists that discovered it and then invented things that use it! This is a WEBQUEST.

3. Task Your task, or job, is going to be to work with your partners to answer some questions and do some creative thinking using websites. All of the links you will need are embedded within this powerpoint! Your other task is to have fun!

4. Process You will read each slide and complete the task stated. Some slides are not going to be linked to a website but will require you to creatively think about the question. All answers will be recorded on your own answer sheet. Each person does need their own sheet but the groups will work together to find the answers.

5. Evaluation Each person will receive a grade based on the group answers AND your individual participation. I will be coming around to observe while you are working. You will have to depend on your group members to figure things out. The only questions I will answer are if you have computer/technical difficulties!

6. You ready to have some fun AND learn about famous scientists???? Here we go!!!!!!!!!!!!

7. Task 1 List five ways in which your family uses electricity. List five ways your teacher used it in her classroom today. *** Record your answers on your answer sheet.

8. Task 2 Click on this link to research the answers to these three questions. http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/franklin/1706.htm 1. View the slide show and list five contributions that Ben made to our world. 2. What did his kite experiment prove? 3. How old was Benjamin Franklin when he died?

9. Task 3 View another student-created slide show and locate the twelve reasons that Ben Franklin believed that lightning and electricity were the same thing. Find one with which you agree. List that one reason and explain why it makes sense to you http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/franklin/1.htm

10. Task 4 Benjamin Franklin is still famous for his clever sayings. Try to figure out some of these sayings. Follow the page directions to reveal the words of wisdom. Record your favorite saying. What did Ben mean by this saying? http://www.nisd.net/scobee/shanahan_web/clickand drag.html

11. Task 5 How did the discoveries of Benjamin Franklin help scientists like Thomas Edison and Michael Faraday? You will need to click on the links within this link to discover the answers! http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/scientst/electric.html

12. Task 6 Read the information about Benjamin Franklin, including information within the links. 1. Hidden someplace within these links you will find out what motivated Ben to invent bifocals. Explain why he invented these eye glasses. 2. Locate and write the definitions for conductor and insulator. http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/rotten.html

13. Task 7 Read the following webpage and think of similarities and differences between you and Benjamin Franklin. List at least five similarities and differences.webpage http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/franklin/ben&me. htm

14. Task 8 1. What three inventions are considered to be Thomas Edison’s greatest inventions? 2. According to the timeline, what year did Edison save a child from being hit by a train? http://www.nps.gov/edis/forkids/index.htm

15. Task 9 In what year did Michael Faraday prove the electricity can be induced (created) by a magnet? http://205.254.135.24/kids/energy.cfm?page=fp_fara day

16. Congratulations!!! You have mastered the Masters of Electricity Webquest! Now you are a genius and know all you need to know and more about Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison and Michael Faraday. Hope you had a blast! Now check back over your work and make sure you answered each task how you wanted to as a group. Remember, it is being graded!