The Franklin Institute of Science

A Virtual-Field-Trip

 

Questions and Answers

 

K-3

1. Because it could be used to grasp other high things out of reach

2. His contributions linking lightening to electricity.

3. Franklin!

4. Iron stove: Franklin stove.

5. Armonica.

6. West to east.

7. Answers will depend on the month

 

4-8

1. His papers on the subject inspired others to try experiments to confirm his

thinking that lightening was electricity found in nature.  He is famous for flying a

kite with a key at the end of it. His hopes of lightening striking the key during an

electrical storm came to pass. The rest is history.

2. Battery, conductor, condenser, charge, discharge, uncharged, negative,

minus, plus, electric shock, electrician.

3. Franklin was the first to discover that storms moved from west to east. 

4. Less wood burned more efficiently.

5. He loved swimming.

 

9-12

1. He proved that lightening is an electrical current found in nature.

2. You could get electrocuted.

3. The stove used less wood to safely heat homes.

4. There was no other flight at that time and being understanding the nature of air

currents (from his study with storms and how the currents moved) he

understood that the balloons could be somewhat controlled.  He therefore

surmised of their usefulness.

5. To know that white does not conduct as much heat and black conducts the

most would aid fire fighters in designing their equipment.

6. The volunteer fire fighting union.