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Ages: 7 - 18
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Benjamin Franklin was an accomplished revolutionary, but his private life reveals a complex personality. This two minute video shows why he was considered the greatest thinker of his time. It also shows how he was not above dirty tricks. A good video... that helps students understand that the Founding Fathers were more than icons, they were people.
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July 4, 2011 at 11:50 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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Benjamin Franklin Biography - In this video, learn about Benjamin Franklin, the American founding father, scientist, inventor, activist, statesman, diplomat and author. Fast paced. Content is appropriate for middle school students. (4:12)
October 9, 2010 at 09:48 PM
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Ages: 8 - 18
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The Pennsylvania scientist and diplomat signs both the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution. This video shows how his determination and mind resulted in many inventions as well as his work for his country. The true story of his flying a... kite also explained.
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October 9, 2010 at 10:36 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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This brief video discusses how this Founding Father dealt with science and other ventures. This is an interview from an expert. It talks of his work with electricity and batteries. He designed the famous experiment with the kite to learn about lightn...ing. His greatest work was to help shape the country. Lots of good facts such as how he named the battery (2:53).
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October 9, 2010 at 10:46 PM
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Ages: 9 - 18
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This video has streaming quotes by Ben Franklin along with different images of him.
Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of The United States of America. He was one of the most influential Americans to have ever lived, and continues to... be admired for his political, scientific and literary skills. He was also an inventor who created bifocals and the lightning rod. For all of his contributions, wit, intelligence, and ability to unite the early American colonies, Franklin was given the nickname, “The First American.” Please enjoy this film on one of history’s most brilliant men. (8:00)
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January 21, 2011 at 03:56 PM
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Ages: 7 - 18
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While an apprentice in his older brother's print shop, Ben Franklin authored a column under the pen name Silence Dogood, a middle aged widow. This video provides insights into his character and his desire to be his own person.
July 4, 2011 at 11:53 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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(NOTE: This is essentially a nine-minute podcast. There are no moving images. However, podcasts are sometimes better suited to a particular classroom environment.) This segment starts with his activities in Paris, but then moves into his early life a...nd his relationship with his father, Josiah Franklin.
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July 14, 2011 at 12:09 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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This is nine-minute podcast. There are no moving images. This segment details Mr. Franklin's experiment with electricity. The narrator relates that Mr. Franklin became an 'instant celebrity' because of this experiment.
July 14, 2011 at 12:35 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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Franklin's father, Josiah Franklin was a tallow chandler, a soap-maker and a candle-maker. Josiah was born at Ecton, Northamptonshire, England on December 23, 1657, the son of Thomas Franklin, a blacksmith-farmer, and Jane White. His mother, Abiah Fo...lger, was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, on August 15, 1667, to Peter Folger, a miller and schoolteacher and his wife Mary Morrill, a former indentured servant. (09:00)
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July 14, 2011 at 12:13 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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This is six-and-a-half-minute podcast. There are no moving images. In this segment, the narrator details some of Mr. Franklin's political life after he returns from overseas.
July 14, 2011 at 12:44 PM
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