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Ben Franklin as my Lab Partner: Lightning and Lightning Rods
written by
Robert Morse
published by the Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University
This resource integrates historical documents and drawings to explore Benjamin Franklin's experiments using lightning rods. It includes a translation of a 1752 experiment conducted in France, full text of Franklin's letters on the subject, and historic journal articles describing how to use lightning rods to protect buildings. It is part of a larger collection by the author, where related activities for the modern physical science classroom are also available.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=3434">Morse, Robert. Ben Franklin as my Lab Partner: Lightning and Lightning Rods. Medford: Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University, September 1, 2004.</a>
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R. Morse, (Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University, Medford, 2004), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3434&DocID=2513).
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R. Morse, Ben Franklin as my Lab Partner: Lightning and Lightning Rods (Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University, Medford, 2004), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3434&DocID=2513>.
APA Format
Morse, R. (2004, September 1). Ben Franklin as my Lab Partner: Lightning and Lightning Rods. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University: https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3434&DocID=2513
Chicago Format
Morse, Robert. Ben Franklin as my Lab Partner: Lightning and Lightning Rods. Medford: Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University, September 1, 2004. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3434&DocID=2513 (accessed 25 April 2024).
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Morse, Robert. Ben Franklin as my Lab Partner: Lightning and Lightning Rods. Medford: Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University, 2004. 1 Sep. 2004. 25 Apr. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3434&DocID=2513>.
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Author = "Robert Morse",
Title = {Ben Franklin as my Lab Partner: Lightning and Lightning Rods},
Publisher = {Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University},
Volume = {2024},
Number = {25 April 2024},
Month = {September 1, 2004},
Year = {2004}
}
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