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Use the underlined sites to find the answers to the questions.

1. Ben was born in?

2. Ben Franklin was an American , ,

, and .

3. He helped to write the .

4. He was a delegate to the of Pennsylvania.

5. Benjamin Franklin taught himself to speak several and play many .

6. He was President of the .

7. Ben Franklin loved science. He enjoyed experimenting with .

8. He invented many things. First was typewriter circulating library negatives in 1731.

9. Ben Franklin published a newspaper called .

10. Benjamin Franklin invented a special type of reading glasses called

. See a picture of them here.

11. He also invented an item named after himself called .

See one of them here.

12. His love for music allowed him to discover the

which is a musical instrument composed of rotating glass cylinders. See what it looks like here. Put on your headphones to listen to one playing. It is the glass-like sound.

13. He started many first things. List 3 of them? 1.

2. 3.

14. What year did Ben Franklin propose Daylight Savings Time?

15. Benjamin Franklin died .

Now that you have learned all about Ben, it is time to have a little fun. Choose one activity to do. If you have time, you may choose another activity to complete. Have Fun!

Play checkers with Ben!

Solve an online word search: Ben the Scientist/Inventor

Ben the Printer

One last questions before you leave. Can you guess whose picture is on the $100 bill? Check and see and let me know.