2. To start the slide show click on Ben Franklin.

3. The Inventions of Ben Franklin Created by Sharon Amolo Sharon Amolo is a Media Specialist at Gwin Oaks Elementary

4. We learned a lot about Ben Franklin’s inventions after listening to the story Now & Ben. Let’s see how much you learned. Objectives: Identify the inventions made by Benjamin Franklin. Describe how the everyday life of Benjamin Franklin is similar to and different from everyday life in the present.

5. Ben Franklin created many inventions that are still used today. Read the description of the invention and click the correct choice. Click the to have the sentences read to you.

6. Ben invented these to help him see better. eyeglasses Franklin stove daylight savings time Question #1

7. swim fins long arm eyeglasses Question #2 Ben invented these to swim faster.

8. swim fins long arm lighting rod Question #3 Ben invented this to help him get things off the top of shelves.

9. Franklin stove library daylight savings time Question #4 Ben invented this to help farmers have more daylight.

10. Franklin stove library lighting rod Question #5 Ben invented this after flying a kite in lightning.

11. daylight savings time eyeglasses Question #6 Ben invented this so people could have books. library

12. fire station street cleaning lighting rod Question #7 Ben invented this to keep the streets clean.

13. fire station street cleaning Question #8 Franklin stove Ben invented this to cook food.

14. fire station street cleaning lighting rod Question #9 Ben invented this to help put out fires.

15. GREAT JOB! Let’s look at one more of Ben Franklin’s inventions, The Glass Armonica. http://www.fi.edu/franklin/musician/virtu alarmonica.html Click Ben to play the game again.

16. Try again. Click Ben to return to the question.