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Teaching A Shocking Thing to Do

A Shocking Thing to Do

One thing everybody said about Ben Franklin was that you never knew what he might do next. He was so curious. He poked his nose into one thing after another. He asked unusual questions. And he did unusual things to find the answers.

Pat Thomas
Cricket Media

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

What important inventions and discoveries did Benjamin Franklin make?
STANDARDS:

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3
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