{"id":6922,"date":"2014-01-09T16:51:46","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T21:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/?p=6922"},"modified":"2021-08-15T10:16:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T14:16:21","slug":"ben-franklin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/ben-franklin\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Franklin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>January 17 is Ben Franklin&#8217;s birthday &#8211; devote the day to Ben! (Though Ben Franklin is interesting at just about any time.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9b079448ea\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9b079448ea\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/ben-franklin\/#ALL_ABOUT_BEN\" >ALL ABOUT BEN<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/ben-franklin\/2\/#POOR_RICHARDS_ALMANAC\" >POOR RICHARD&#8217;S ALMANAC<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/ben-franklin\/2\/#SCIENTIFIC_BEN\" >SCIENTIFIC BEN<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/ben-franklin\/2\/#MATHEMATICAL_BEN\" >MATHEMATICAL BEN<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/ben-franklin\/3\/#LESSON_PLANS_AND_RESOURCES\" >LESSON PLANS AND RESOURCES<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ALL_ABOUT_BEN\"><\/span><b>ALL ABOUT BEN<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13091 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/now-and-ben-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/now-and-ben-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/now-and-ben-926x1024.jpg 926w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/now-and-ben-768x850.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/now-and-ben.jpg 1356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Gene Barretta\u2019s <i>Now &amp; Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin<\/i> (Square Fish, 2008) is a picture-book account of the many Franklin inventions and innovations that are still with us today, a surprising collection that includes everything from bifocals to odometers and political cartoons. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13089\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/john-paul-george-ben-1-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/john-paul-george-ben-1-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/john-paul-george-ben-1.jpg 412w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By the irresistible Lane Smith, <i>John, Paul, George, and Ben<\/i> (Disney-Hyperion, 2006) is the tongue-in-cheek picture-book story of four lads: John (Hancock), Paul (Revere), George (Washington), and Ben (Franklin). Just to keep the story straight, there\u2019s a helpful True\/False section at the back of the book. For ages 5-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13922\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ben-of-all-trades-248x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ben-of-all-trades-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ben-of-all-trades-848x1024.jpg 848w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ben-of-all-trades-768x928.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ben-of-all-trades-1271x1536.jpg 1271w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ben-of-all-trades-1695x2048.jpg 1695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Not sure what you want to be when you grow up? You&#8217;re in good company. Michael Rosen&#8217;s <em>A Ben of All Trades<\/em> (Candlewick, 2020), with wonderful illustrations by Matt Tavares, is a picture-book biography of the inventive young Ben Franklin, who experimented with many trades &#8211; while all the time preferring to read, swim, and fly his kite. For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ben-franklin-wit-a-to-z-296x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ben-franklin-wit-a-to-z-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ben-franklin-wit-a-to-z-768x779.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ben-franklin-wit-a-to-z.jpg 984w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Alan Schroeder\u2019s <i>Ben Franklin: His Wit and Wisdom from A to Z<\/i> (Holiday House, 2011) is an unusual alphabet book of Franklin\u2019s life and accomplishments. A, for example, is for Almanac, Abiah (Franklin\u2019s mother), Apprentice, and Armonica (a Franklin-invented musical instrument); N is for Newspaper, Navigation, and Nude (Franklin liked to take \u201cair baths\u201d). Absorbing for ages 7-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13924\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/glass-armonica-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/glass-armonica-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/glass-armonica.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>See Franklin&#8217;s glass armonica and explore many other Franklin topics at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fi.edu\/science\">Franklin Institute website<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13095\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/whats-the-big-idea-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/whats-the-big-idea-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/whats-the-big-idea-801x1024.jpg 801w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/whats-the-big-idea-768x982.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/whats-the-big-idea-1201x1536.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/whats-the-big-idea-1602x2048.jpg 1602w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/whats-the-big-idea.jpg 1955w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Jean Fritz\u2019s <i>What\u2019s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?<\/i> (Scott Foresman, 1996) is a delightfully written and well-researched biography, packed with unusual details and human interest. For example: \u201cIn 1706 Boston was so new that its streets were still being named. For 5 years the town officials had been thinking up names and they hadn\u2019t finished yet. So far they had Cow Lane, Flownder Lane, Turn Again Alley, Half-Square Court, Pond Street, Sliding Alley, Milk Street, and many others. Luckily Milk Street had been named early, because that\u2019s where Benjamin Franklin was born. So right away he had an address.\u201d For ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>There are several more equally excellent American history books by Fritz in this same format, among them <i>And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?,<\/i> <i>Can\u2019t You Make Them Behave, King George?<\/i>, and <i>Will You Sign Here, John Hancock?<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13087\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/electric-ben-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/electric-ben-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/electric-ben.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Robert Byrd\u2019s cleverly designed <i>Electric Ben<\/i> (Dial, 2012) \u2013 filled with quote boxes, captions, and colorful, detailed illustrations &#8211;\u00a0 is a comprehensive 40-page biography for ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13078\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Benjamin-Franklin-DAulaire-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Benjamin-Franklin-DAulaire-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Benjamin-Franklin-DAulaire-729x1024.jpg 729w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Benjamin-Franklin-DAulaire-768x1078.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Benjamin-Franklin-DAulaire-1094x1536.jpg 1094w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Benjamin-Franklin-DAulaire.jpg 1175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Ingri and Edgar Parin D\u2019Aulaire, <em>Benjamin Franklin<\/em> (Beautiful Feet Books, 1998) is a gorgeously illustrated picture-book biography for ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" 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alt=\"Image result for ben and me\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Robert Lawson\u2019s <i>Ben and Me<\/i> (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1988), subtitled \u201cAn Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos,\u201d is a clever and hilarious biography of Ben through the eyes of his pet mouse \u2013 who, as it turns out, was the brains behind many of Franklin\u2019s landmark inventions. If you like this one, also see Lawson\u2019s <i>Mr. Revere and I<\/i> (\u201cBeing an Account of certain Episodes in the Career of Paul Revere, Esq., as Revealed by his Horse\u201d). For ages 7-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/MV5BY2YyNzc2YzctNWFhNS00ZDU5LTkxOTctMjA5MzYyYTM5MjMzXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDgyODgxNjE@._V1_-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/MV5BY2YyNzc2YzctNWFhNS00ZDU5LTkxOTctMjA5MzYyYTM5MjMzXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDgyODgxNjE@._V1_-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/MV5BY2YyNzc2YzctNWFhNS00ZDU5LTkxOTctMjA5MzYyYTM5MjMzXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDgyODgxNjE@._V1_.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>See the Disney cartoon version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bXrNYo-_H1Y\">Ben and Me<\/a> on YouTube.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13926\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/who-was-ben-franklin-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/who-was-ben-franklin-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/who-was-ben-franklin-713x1024.jpg 713w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/who-was-ben-franklin-768x1102.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/who-was-ben-franklin-1070x1536.jpg 1070w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/who-was-ben-franklin-1427x2048.jpg 1427w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/who-was-ben-franklin.jpg 1594w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Dennis Brindell Fradin\u2019s <i>Who Was Ben Franklin?<\/i> (Grosset &amp; Dunlap, 2002) is a atraightforward 112-page chapter biography of Franklin, illustrated with black-and-white drawings and diagrams. (Among these, for example: a Leyden jar, with the parts labeled, and an illustrated account of the candle-making process.) For ages 8-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13084\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-of-Old-Phila-Landmark-189x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-of-Old-Phila-Landmark-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-of-Old-Phila-Landmark.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The Landmark Books series is an extensive collection of excellent histories, written in the 1950s and 60s by award-winning authors. Among these is Margaret Cousins\u2019s <i>Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia<\/i> (Random House, 2004). A good pick for ages 9 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13086\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-Young-Printer-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-Young-Printer-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-Young-Printer.jpg 323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Augusta Stevenson\u2019s <i>Benjamin Franklin: Young Printer<\/i> (Aladdin, 1986) in the (large) Childhood of Famous Americans series is a chapter biography covering Franklin\u2019s early years. (\u201cA long time ago, away up in New England in the little city of Boston there was a certain blue ball. It was about the size of a cocoanut, and it hung above the front door of a certain little house. On this blue ball was a name \u2013 <i>Josiah Franklin<\/i>.\u201d) For ages 8-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13073\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amazing-life-of-bf-giblin-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amazing-life-of-bf-giblin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amazing-life-of-bf-giblin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amazing-life-of-bf-giblin.jpg 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>James Cross Giblin\u2019s <i>The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin<\/i> (Scholastic, 2006) is an appealing 48-page biography of Franklin illustrated with wonderful realistic paintings by Michael Dooling. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13085\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bfs-almanac-fleming-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bfs-almanac-fleming-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bfs-almanac-fleming-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bfs-almanac-fleming-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bfs-almanac-fleming-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bfs-almanac-fleming-1362x2048.jpg 1362w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bfs-almanac-fleming.jpg 1663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Candace Fleming\u2019s creative <i>Ben Franklin\u2019s Almanac<\/i> (Atheneum Books, 2003) is a catchy compendium of Frankliniana beginning with \u201cA Year-by-Year Look at Ben\u2019s Life.\u201d Subsequent chapters \u2013 filled with anecdotes, quotations, capsule biographies, background information, and period illustrations \u2013 include \u201cBoyhood Memories,\u201d \u201cThe Writer\u2019s Journal,\u201d \u201cThe Scientist\u2019s Scrapbook,\u201d and \u201cRevolutionary Memorabilia.\u201d For ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>See a varied <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/calendar-activities\/poor-richard-almanack-first-20378.html\">lesson plan based on Poor Richard&#8217;s Almanack<\/a> for grades 3-8. Kids discuss Franklin&#8217;s proverbs and invent some of their own.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13079\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-Amer-Genius-CRP-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-Amer-Genius-CRP-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-Amer-Genius-CRP.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Brandon Marie Miller\u2019s <i>Benjamin Franklin, American Genius<\/i> (Chicago Review Press, 2009) is a chronological account of Franklin\u2019s life, creatively illustrated with period prints and interesting fact boxes. Included are 21 hands-on activities, among them dipping candles, making rock-crystal candy and hasty pudding, making a leather apron and a pair of shoe buckles, making a barometer and a walking stick, and designing a turkey seal for the United States. For ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13075\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/becoming-Ben-Franklin-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/becoming-Ben-Franklin-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/becoming-Ben-Franklin-1024x735.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/becoming-Ben-Franklin-768x551.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/becoming-Ben-Franklin.jpg 1070w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Newbery-winning author Russell Freedman, <i>Becoming Benjamin Franklin: How a Candle-Maker\u2019s Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty<\/i> (Holiday House, 2013) is a chronological biography illustrated with paintings, period prints, and documents. For ages 11 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin-92-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin-92-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin-92-640x1024.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin-92-768x1229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin-92-960x1536.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin-92.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><i>The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin<\/i>, written by Franklin in four parts between 1771 and 1790, was originally intended for his son William. Now considered the greatest autobiography produced in colonial America, it is available in many editions, including (for free) from Kindle and online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/files\/20203\/20203-h\/20203-h.htm\">Project Gutenberg<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><b>POOR RICHARD&#8217;S ALMANAC<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13097\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/wit-and-wisd-from-poor-richard-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/wit-and-wisd-from-poor-richard-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/wit-and-wisd-from-poor-richard.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><i>Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard\u2019s Almanack<\/i> (Dover Publications, 1999) is a collection of aphorisms from Ben Franklin\u2019s famous Almanac, categorized by topic from \u201cAging and Youth\u201d and \u201cAnger, Revenge, and Forgiveness\u201d to \u201cHappiness,\u201d \u201cMoney and Frugality,\u201d and \u201cSocial Relations.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13092\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Poor-Richard-Alman-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Poor-Richard-Alman-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Poor-Richard-Alman.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>At the Internet Archive, see the full text of <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/poorrichardsalma00franrich\/poorrichardsalma00franrich_djvu.txt\">Poor Richard\u2019s Almanack<\/a> online.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><b>SCIENTIFIC BEN<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-and-First-Kite-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-and-First-Kite-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-and-First-Kite-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-and-First-Kite-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-and-First-Kite-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-and-First-Kite-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-and-First-Kite.jpg 1668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Stephen Krensky\u2019s <i>Ben Franklin and His First Kite<\/i> (Simon Spotlight, 2002), ten-year-old Ben uses a kite to propel himself across a pond. For ages 4-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>See PBS\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/benfranklin\/exp_kite.html\">Benjamin Franklin: Make a Kite<\/a> for illustrated instructions for making a Ben-Franklin-style diamond kite.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>For many more kite resources, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/go-fly-a-kite\/\">GO FLY A KITE.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13088\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-bf-stole-the-lightning-265x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-bf-stole-the-lightning-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-bf-stole-the-lightning.jpg 572w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Rosalyn Schanzer\u2019s <i>How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning<\/i> (HarperCollins, 2002) is a charming picture-book account of Franklin\u2019s many inventions and accomplishments, concentrating on his discovery of the electrical nature of lightning and his invention of the lightning rod to prevent fires. (\u201cIt\u2019s true! The great Benjamin Franklin really did steal lightning right out of the sky! And then he set out to tame the beast.\u201d) For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mesmerized-300x269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mesmerized-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mesmerized.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Mara Rockliff\u2019s <em>Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France<\/em> (Candlewick, 2015) is a gorgeously illustrated account of how Franklin, armed with the scientific method, unmasked the dramatic Dr. Mesmer, who claimed to control a mysterious and powerful magical force. For ages 6-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13082\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-Easy-Incred-EXpts-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-Easy-Incred-EXpts-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-Easy-Incred-EXpts-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-Easy-Incred-EXpts.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>From the Franklin Institute, <i>The Ben Franklin Book of Easy and Incredible Experiments<\/i> (Wiley, 1995) is a great collection of hands-on projects and activities, variously categorized under \u201cUsing Your Head,\u201d \u201cExploring the Weather,\u201d \u201cExciting Electricity,\u201d \u201cMaking Music,\u201d \u201cPaper and Printing,\u201d and \u201cExploring Light and Sight.\u201d For each project, there are instructions, explanations, and historical background from the life of Franklin. For ages 8 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Amazing-BF-Inventions-nomad-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Amazing-BF-Inventions-nomad-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Amazing-BF-Inventions-nomad-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Amazing-BF-Inventions-nomad-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Amazing-BF-Inventions-nomad-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Amazing-BF-Inventions-nomad.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Carmella Van Vleet\u2019s <i>Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions You Can Build Yourself<\/i> (Nomad Press, 2007) combines background information on the life and times of Ben Franklin with 30 Franklin-related hands-on projects. Among these: kids can make a hornbook, a paper mold, invisible ink, a kite, a personal mailbox, a quill pen, and a fur hat. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><b>MATHEMATICAL BEN<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13081\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-and-the-magic-squares-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-and-the-magic-squares-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-and-the-magic-squares-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-and-the-magic-squares-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-and-the-magic-squares-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-and-the-magic-squares-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-and-the-magic-squares.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Frank Murphy\u2019s <i>Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares<\/i> (Random House, 2001) is a Step Into Reading book about Franklin and his inventions, among them the mathematical \u201cMagic Square\u201d \u2013 a box of nine numbers arranged such that each row, column, and diagonal adds up to the same total. For ages 7-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From K-5 Math Teaching Resources, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.k-5mathteachingresources.com\/magic-squares.html\">Magic Squares<\/a> has printable puzzles and activities involving magic squares.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><b>LESSON PLANS AND RESOURCES<\/b><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13083\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-extraord-life-PBS-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-extraord-life-PBS-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BF-extraord-life-PBS.jpg 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>From PBS, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/benfranklin\/\">Benjamin Franklin: An Extraordinary Life, An Electric Mind<\/a> includes biographical and historical information, a tour of \u201cBen\u2019s Town,\u201d a Virtue Quiz, \u201cBen A to Z,\u201d a timeline, and an eight-lesson Teacher\u2019s Guide.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>At <a href=\"http:\/\/bensguide.gpo.gov\/\">Ben\u2019s Guide to the U.S. Government<\/a>, a cartoon Ben Franklin tells kids all about himself and introduces visitors to the workings of government. Included are games, activities, and puzzles. Categorized by grade level.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/turkey-1qqc0vz-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/turkey-1qqc0vz-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/turkey-1qqc0vz.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Our national symbol: eagle or turkey? Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatseal.com\/symbols\/turkey.html\">Great Seal<\/a> to find out what Ben Franklin thought and why.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/teachers\/classrooms\/ben-franklin-man-of-many-talents-elementary-lesson.htm\">Ben Franklin: Man of Many Talents<\/a> is a multi-part lesson plan targeted at grades 3-5.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benfranklin300.org\/curriculum.htm\">Ben Across the Curriculum<\/a> is a collection of themed lesson plans, variously appropriate for grades K-5, 6-8, or 9-12.\u00a0 Lessons are categorized under Character Matters, Franklin, Printer, Civic Visions, Useful Knowledge, and World Stage.\u00a0 Also included at the website are a Franklin timeline, a list of Franklin trivia, Franklin-related essays and articles, and a bibliography.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13921\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ben-franklin-stamp-300x175.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ben-franklin-stamp-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ben-franklin-stamp.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Celebrate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/calendar-activities\/today-benjamin-franklin-birthday-20705.html\">Benjamin Franklin\u2019s Birthday<\/a> by setting up a homestyle or classroom postal service. Sounds fun.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fi.edu\/benjamin-franklin\/inventions\">Benjamin Franklin&#8217;s Inventions<\/a> from the Franklin Institute.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13923\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/checkers-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/checkers-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/checkers-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/checkers.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ushistory.org\/franklin\/\">The Electric Ben Franklin<\/a> is a wide-ranging site including the multi-episode \u201cTemple\u2019s Diary\u201d (the story of the Revolution through the eyes of Franklin\u2019s teenage grandson), images and descriptions of Franklin\u2019s inventions, an account of the famous kite experiment, issues of the <em>New-England Courant<\/em> (including letters from Franklin\u2019s alter-ego, Silence Dogood), experiments (make a thermometer, for example), and games. (Play checkers with Benjamin Franklin.) An excellent resource.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 17 is Ben Franklin&#8217;s birthday &#8211; devote the day to Ben! (Though Ben Franklin is interesting at just about any time.) 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