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Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions You Can Build Yourself introduces readers ages 9 and up to the life and times of one of America's greatest thinkers with over 25 hands-on building projects and activities. From his groundbreaking scientific discoveries and inventions to his career as a writer, printer, and politician, Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions gives young readers a comprehensive look at the man who gave us the lightning rod, the armonica, bifocals, the post office, the first public library, Poor Richard's Almanac, and so much more. Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions provides detailed step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and templates for creating each project. Historical facts and anecdotes, biographies, and fascinating trivia support the fun projects and teach readers about the courage, creativity, and determination of Ben Franklin and a young America coming into its own.

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Publié par	Nomad Press
Date de parution	01 septembre 2007
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781619301252
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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Contents
Introduction
Swim Paddles
Make Your Own Swim Paddles
Pennsylvania Fireplace
Make Your Own Solar-Powered Oven
Make Your Own Baked Apple
Armonica
Make Your Own Music Stand
Bifocals, the Long Arm and the Library Company of Philadelphia
Make Your Own Spectacle Receptacle
Make Your Own Hornbook
Make Your Own Long Arm
Printing Press
Make Your Own Paper Mold
Make Your Own Paper
Make Your Own Letterpress
Paper Money
Make Your Own Watermarked Bill
Make Your Own Invisible Ink
Poor Richard’s Almanac
Make Your Own Piggy Bank
Make Your Own "Frugal" Frame
The Gulf Stream Map
Make Your Own Thermometer
Make Your Own Wave Bottle
Electricity and the Lightning Rod
Make Your Own Potato Battery
Make Your Own Kite
The Union Fire Company and the Pennsylvania Hospital
Make Your Own Fire Bucket
Make Your Own Fire Mark
Make Your Own Feel-Better Bubble Bath
University of Pennsylvania, Street Improvements, and Daylight Savings Time
Make Your Own Paving Brick
Make Your Own Street Lamp
Postal Service
Make Your Own Personal Mailbox
Make Your Own Mail Bag
The Declaration of Independence
Make Your Own Parchment Paper
Make Your Own Feather Pen
Make Your Own Liberty Bell
The Constitution of the United States and the Treaty of Alliance
Make Your Own Fur Hat
Make Your Own Travel Log
Glossary
Resources
Index
Ben Franklin: A Timeline 1706 Born on January 17 in Boston, Massachusetts 1716 Invents swim fins 1718 Begins apprenticeship with his brother, James, in James’ printing shop 1723 Runs away to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1724 Sails to London where he becomes a master printer 1728 Opens a printing office in Philadelphia 1729 Becomes sole owner and publisher of The Pennsylvania Gazette 1731 Founds the first public library in America 1732 Begins publishing Poor Richard’s Almanac 1736 Founds the first fire company in America 1737 Appointed Postmaster of Philadelphia
1742 Proposes the idea for the University of Pennsylvania; invents Pennsylvania Fireplace 1748 Retires from printing and business and begins experimenting with electricity 1752 Performs his famous kite experiment 1757 Goes to England as a Colonial Representative
1769 Elected president of the American Philosophical Society 1775 Elected to the Continental Congress 1776 Signs the Declaration of Independence; sails to France as American Commissioner 1778 Negotiates and signs Treaty of Alliance with France 1779 Appointed Minister to France 1782 Negotiates the Treaty of Peace with Great Britain 1784 Invents bifocals 1785 Returns to Philadelphia
1786 Publishes map of the Gulf Stream 1787 Elected president of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery; serves as delegate to the Constitutional Convention 1790 Dies on April 17 at age 84 in Philadelphia
Introduction
H ave you ever seen a lightning rod on top of a skyscraper or known someone who wore bifocals? Have you ever visited a fire station or checked out a book at a public library? Have you ever used paper money to buy something? Or learned about the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution of the United States? All these things have something in common Benjamin Franklin either invented them or contributed to their creation in a major way.

Ben Franklin
Ben Franklin was an amazing man, and he led an amazing life. He was an important inventor, a highly successful writer and printer, a well-respected scientist, and a clever politician who helped found America. He lived for 84 years and accomplished so many things that it would be nearly impossible to talk about them all. But this book will at least give you a good picture of Ben’s most significant inventions and contributions to society. You’ll discover things like how Ben’s childhood love of water led to the invention of swimming paddles, how his love of music led to the invention of the armonica, and how his natural curiosity led to very important discoveries about electricity. You’ll see how Ben’s writing changed people’s lives and shaped a country. Along the way, you’ll also learn about Ben himself, as well as his friends and family.

Most of the projects in this book can be made with supplies you probably have at home or that you can easily find at a craft or hardware store, and they can be done without too much adult supervision. So step back into colonial America, and get ready to Build it Yourself!

Words to Know
armonica: a musical instrument of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries made out of hemispherical glasses that turn on an axis and are played by touching the edges with a dampened finger. Hemispherical means half of a globe, like the shape of a bowl.

An armonica.
Swim Paddles
B enjamin Franklin grew up along the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts. Like many kids who lived in the American colonies in the early 1700s, Ben loved to play outdoors.

He also loved the water. Ben liked to boat and canoe with his friends, and he loved to swim. He taught himself how to swim when he was eight, and he often taught his friends how to swim as well. In fact, when Ben was older and living in England, someone suggested that he open up a school to teach swimming. Ben considered the idea, but then decided to stick with his plan of returning to America to start a print shop.

Ben swimming.

Colonial Toys & Games
Children in colonial times played many games that children today play. For instance, Ben and his friends probably enjoyed things such as swinging on swings and playing leapfrog and hopscotch, as well as games with playing cards, pick-up sticks, and the string game known as cat’s cradle. Colonial children also played with homemade toys like cornhusk dolls, yo-yos, and spinning toys called whirligigs.

Even at a young age, Ben was a good observer and inventor. When he was swimming, he saw that some kids could swim faster than others. Ben decided to experiment with ways to make himself go faster both on the surface and under the water. He believed that the size of a swimmer’s hands and feet might be the difference, so when he was around 10 years old, he invented swim paddles. His hand paddles were made of oval-shaped pieces of wood. They had holes cut out for his thumbs and straps that went over the rest of his fingers. Ben also made flippers for his feet. Ben described these flippers as "a kind of sandals" that he fitted to the soles of his feet. The swim paddles and flippers worked great, just the way Ben had hoped they would!

Ben was born on a Sunday, which was considered bad luck during the eighteenth century. He was also left-handed. This, too, was considered bad luck.
Young Ben thought of another way to make himself move faster in the water. This time, he used a kite. As the story goes, he and a friend were out flying kites one day when Ben went down to the water and laid on his back in it. He held onto the kite string and let the kite pull him around. As an older man, in a letter to a friend, he described the experience this way: "I began to cross the pond with my kite, which carried me quite over without the least fatigue and with the greatest pleasure imaginable."

Ben Franklin being pulled by a kite.

Words to Know
colonies: groups of British settlements in America.
print shop: a place where books, newspapers and other items are printed.
wharf: a dock or platform built from the shore out over water.
autobiography: a book a person writes about his or her life.
Julian calendar: a calendar introduced in Rome in 46 BCE. The 12-month year has 365 days except each fourth year has 366 days. Each month ha