Ben Franklin Was Lucky! ExperimentPrint this page and find out why Ben Franklin was so lucky. Ask an adult to help you with this experiment. Benjamin Franklin could have died from many of his electricity experiments. Once, while checking his electrical equipment, he touched two parts at the same time and got a big shock. His whole body vibrated, and his arms were numb until the next morning. He was lucky he wasn't burned or electrocuted!
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Teamwork: 1. Your prediction: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What happened? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. You built a short circuit. Explain why it's called a short circuit. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Based on your experiment, can you tell why Benjamin Franklin got shocked? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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