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Objective:
Children will learn about the inventions of Benjamin Franklin and Leonardo da Vinci.
Grade Level: K-2
Books:
Barretta, Gene
Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin
Introduces Benjamin Franklin's inventions and how they are still used today.
Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin
Introduces Benjamin Franklin's inventions and how they are still used today.
St. George, Judith and David Small
So You Want to be an Inventor
Presents some of the characteristics of inventors by describing the inventions of people such as Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and Eli Whitney.
So You Want to be an Inventor
Presents some of the characteristics of inventors by describing the inventions of people such as Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and Eli Whitney.
Barretta, Gene
Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci
Learn about Leonardo da Vinci, artist, inventor, engineer, and scientist.
Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci
Learn about Leonardo da Vinci, artist, inventor, engineer, and scientist.
Return to the topActivity:
Benjamin Franklin's Kite
Materials: kite pattern, string, magnets, pencils, construction paper
- Have the students write one thing they learned that Benjamin Franklin invented on the kite.
- Have them cut out the kit and key
- Write their name on the key
- Attach the kite and key to a piece of string.
- Add a magnet to the back of the kite.
Vocabulary:
Inventor: Someone who is the first to think of or make something
Invention: A new device, method, or process developed from study and experimentation
