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Making Friends with Franklin

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Abstract:: This site introduces students to the world of Ben Franklin and other natural philosophers at a time when the word science had not yet entered our language. Portraits of Franklin's colleagues, an overview of his life, and experiments showing how electrical charges attract and repel are part of this lesson (for Grades 3-8).

Subject:: Social Sciences
Grade Level:: Primary
Collection:: Smithsonian Institutions

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Melissa Franklin: High Energy Physics

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Abstract:: This video segment adapted from Discovering Women profiles Fermilab physicist and Harvard professor Melissa Franklin.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
Collection:: Teachers' Domain

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Springwood: Birthplace and Home to Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Abstract:: is the only place in the U.S. where a President was born, maintained a lifelong connection, and lies buried. The estate, located in Hyde Park on the Hudson River (New York), is where he was raised and where he and his wife, Eleanor, raised their five children. During his first political election he delivered his acceptance speeches from the portico of this house. Cabinet members, heads of state, royalty, congressmen, senators, and Secret Service stayed at the house during his presidency.

Subject:: Humanities, Social Sciences
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
Collection:: National Park Service

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