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Constitution Activity
Recommended Grade Level: 4 to 8
Curriculum Connection: This activity connects science with
social studies and reading.
Try reading the Articles of the
Constitution. Look for signs of Ben Franklin's influence. Find
the article that addresses the role of a scientist. Look also for
articles that seem odd.
Epitaph Activity
Recommended Grade Level: 4 to 8
Curriculum Connection: Try this activity any time, or
around Halloween, connecting with Language Arts and Art.
When Benjamin Franklin was 22 years old, he wrote the
epitaph that he imagined might be carved on his tombstone. By the time he actually died at age 84, he had changed his
mind.
Read his two epitaphs and then try writing your own. Pick
one of your friends and write one for them.
Electricity Activity
Recommended Grade Level: 1 to 5
Solar Hot Box Activity
Recommended Grade Level: 5 to 6
Air and Its Characteristics
Recommended Grade Level: 4 to 7
Attracting Balloons
Recommended Grade Level: 4 to 8
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