Our Pennsylvania Story
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Lesson 17:
Benjamin Franklin, AGreat Pennsylvanian
Benjamin Franklinmade:
1. the lightning rod
2. a stove
3. a rocking chair
4. a harmonica, to playmusic
5. a speedometer
6. bifocals
Let’s Create SomethingNew
What would you like to invent? Give two ideas for inventions. For example, one of your
authors would like to invent a spife. A spife is a cross between a spoon and a knife. A
spifewould help tomore easily dig out and spread jelly onto bread. Provide descriptions
and drawings of your inventions.
This is the kind of
printing press used
by Benjamin
Franklin. He
printed
The
Pennsylvania
Gazette
and
Poor
Richard’s Almanac
in his shop.
Benjamin Franklin:
1. planned forts to keep people safe
2. plannedmail service in this country
3. went to England for America
4. went to France to ask for help to fight England
5. helped towrite the laws of the new country, the
United States
These are only some of the things Ben Franklin did! He lived to an old age. We are
proud of Benjamin Franklin, a great Pennsylvanian!
