Hanover College
Hanover College: The Rights of the Colonists
The original text of "The Report of the Committee of Correspondence to the Boston Town Meeting, Nov. 20, 1772", written by Samuel Adams and including the preface by Benjamin Franklin written for the edition printed in England.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Schooling and Culture Flourish
Background information about the social, literary, and intellectual history of the Colonial period. Includes biographical links to Benjamin Franklin and Cotton Mather.
US National Archives
Nara: Founding Fathers: Pennsylvania
Gives biographical details on the eight delegates from Pennsylvania to the Constitutional Convention: George Clymer, Thomas Fitzsimons, Benjamin Franklin, Jared Ingersoll, Thomas Mifflin, Gouverneur Morris, Robert Morris, and James Wilson.
Other
The People's Paths: Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America
Written in 1784, this piece by Benjamin Franklin, considers the relative meaning of civilization and manners while he recalls several anecdotes of interaction between the European settlers and the Natives of North America.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania
A learning module that begins with Benjamin Franklin's "Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: Founding Fathers
This site provides a very brief description of three of the founding fathers of the Constitution: Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington. The site provides links to further biographies of all three men as well as...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Petition From the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery
A learning module that begins with "Petition from the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery" by Benjamin Franklin, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: American Literature: Video: Edwards and the Transition to Enlightenment
Use the video "Edwards and the Transition to Enlightenment" to consider the two learning outcomes below. It featuring discussions of Raymond Williams's model of culture; Edward Taylor; Jonathan Edwards; Benjamin Franklin; George...
PBS
Citizen Ben: Founding Father
As part of a larger site about the extraordinary Benjamin Franklin, this section focuses on his being one of founding fathers of the new United States of America. Read about the three major documents he signed as a delegate and diplomat.
Other
Historical Narratives of Early Canada: One Kingdom Divisible
This web page examines Benjamin Franklin, the Boston Tea Party, First Continental Congress, and the Second Continental Congress in 1775, where Canadians were invited to attend. Learn more about the flow of revolution and loyalty on each...
Curated OER
Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin (1705? 1774), January 6, 1773
This extensive exhibition offers observations on various facets of Franklin's life, as well as his writing and other accomplishments.
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Benjamin Franklin. N
This extensive exhibition offers observations on various facets of Franklin's life, as well as his writing and other accomplishments.
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Benjamin Franklin in His Own Words
This extensive exhibition offers observations on various facets of Franklin's life, as well as his writing and other accomplishments.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Dr. Benjamin Franklin
(1706-1790) United States diplomat, inventor, politician, and printer. Invented the Franklin stove, lighting rod and bifocal glasses. Served in the Constitutional Convention of 1787
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Dr. Benjamin Franklin
(1706-1790) United States diplomat, inventor, politician, and printer. Invented the Franklin stove, lighting rod and bifocal glasses. Served in the Constitutional Convention of 1787
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Dr. Benjamin Franklin
(1706-1790) United States diplomat, inventor, politician, and printer. Invented the Franklin stove, lighting rod and bifocal glasses. Served in the Constitutional Convention of 1787
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: The Art of Science: Ben Franklin's Harmonica
Investigate the science behind the glass harmonica, and try Ben Franklin's version. Explore the world of sound with hearing and other senses, and find out how different length straws influence sound by modifying frequency.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Poor Richard's Almanack
As part of a unit on Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Test 9: Ben's Harmonica
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a reading assessment passage. This passage contains a brief biography about Ben Franklin and a few of his inventions.
Curated OER
Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World
This attractive, well-designed site, developed to mark the three-hundredth anniversary of Franklin's 1706 birth, tells the story of Franklin's life and accomplishments. Learn how his roots as an ambitious, outspoken teen helped him to...
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Franklin's Electricity
Some research puts Franklin's electrical work in the scientific and political context of his day. An interesting point of view, one not usually found in comments of Franklin and electrostatics. Done by a professor from University of...
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Portrait of Benjamin Franklin
An image of "Portrait of Benjamin Franklin", created by Joseph-Siffred Duplessis in 1778 (Oil on canvas, 74 x 59 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Bust of Benjamin Franklin
An image of "Bust of Benjamin Franklin", created by William Rush, c. 1800 (Wood, height 53,5 cm).
Learning to Give
Learning to Give: Active Citizenship Through Spectacles of Ben Franklin
This detailed lesson plan has students investigating and participating in their communities.
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