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Download a task-setting PowerPoint to introduce students to Ben Franklin’s fascinating life and inspire their writing here.
Benjamin Franklin House Lesson Recording
Teaching Notes
Activity Sheet 1
Activity Sheet 2
Science – Key Stage 2 (US Grades 2-8)
Franklin and Electricity (KS2)
Activity 1 – Identify conductors and insulators
Activity 2 – Kite and key experiment
Activity 3 – Lightning rod
Activity 4 – Test your knowledge!
Activity Pack – Franklin and Electricity
Franklin and Sound (KS2)
Activity 1 – Glass Armonica
Activity 2 – How sound travels
Activity 3 – Pitch
Activity 4 – I have learnt . . .
Activity Pack – Franklin and Sound
Franklin and Light (KS2)
Activity 1 – Bifocals
Activity 2 – Shadows
Activity 3 – True or false?
Activity Pack – Franklin and Light
Franklin and Forces (KS2)
Activity 1 – Swim fins
Activity 2 – Label forces
Activity 3 – Magnetic Objects
Activity 4 – Friction
Activity Pack – Franklin and Forces
Franklin and Energy (KS2)
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Activity 2 –
Activity 3 –
Activity Pack –
To watch recordings of our Science Classes for KS2-3 , please follow the links below:
Ben Franklin’s Fuel-efficient Stove (Energy)
Ben Franklin’s Swim Fins (Forces)
Ben Franklin and the Gulf Stream (Energy)
Ben Franklin and the Northern Lights (Space)
Ben Franklin and Storm Clouds (States of Matter)
Ben Franklin’s Long Arm (Forces)
Guest Presenter from Newington Green Meeting House (States of Matter)
Guest Presenter from John Wesley’s House (Materials and their Properties)
Ben Franklin and Volcanoes (Rocks, Earth and Atmosphere)
Ben Franklin and the Solar System (Space)
Up, up and away! (Forces)
Hewson’s School of Anatomy (Animals including humans)
Watch it Grow (Plants)
To watch recordings of our History Classes for KS2-3 (US Grades 2-8), please follow the links below:
Pre-Colonial America
The British in America
The Original 13 Colonies
The 7 Years’ War
Georgian Work and Industry
Georgian Politics and Government
Georgian Art and Literature
Discover Georgian Music
Georgian Buildings and Architecture
Georgian Health and Medicine
Georgian Education and Etiquette
Discover Georgian Ceramics with Newington Green Meeting House
Georgian Crime and Punishment
Georgian Fun and Games
Georgian Food and Drink
Discover the Georgian Home with John Wesley’s House
Georgian Children and Families
Georgian Society and Class
Georgian Kings and Queens
Dress like a Georgian!
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