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Ben Franklin as my Lab Partner: Experiments and Theory of the Leyden Jar
written by Robert Morse
published by the Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University
This lab manual uses a letter by Franklin to motivate experiments studying static electricity. The experiments explore the transfer of electric charge during the charging  and discharging of Leyden jars.  The material includes detailed descriptions of how to set up classroom experiments using inexpensive materials. The manual also includes historical references and pictures.
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Electricity & Magnetism
- Electrostatics
= Charge
= Conductors and Insulators
General Physics
- History
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Instructor Guide/Manual
= Laboratory
- Reference Material
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© 2004 Wright Center for Science Eduction
Keywords:
Franklin writings, Leyden jar, conservation of charge, history of physics
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Morse, R. (2004). Ben Franklin as my Lab Partner: Experiments and Theory of the Leyden Jar. Medford: Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3429&DocID=2401
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Morse, Robert. "Ben Franklin as my Lab Partner: Experiments and Theory of the Leyden Jar." Medford: Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University, 2006. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3429&DocID=2401 (accessed 19 March 2024).
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Morse, Robert. Ben Franklin as my Lab Partner: Experiments and Theory of the Leyden Jar. Medford: Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University, 2004. 19 Mar. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3429&DocID=2401>.
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