Ben Franklin as my Lab Partner: Experiments on Electrostatic Induction
written by
Robert Morse
published by the Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University
This item is part of a set of nine educator's guides for high school physics teachers exploring Benjamin Franklin's historic experiments. This page focuses on the topic of electrostatic induction. It integrates historic text and drawings with the author's annotations and ideas for applying Franklin's theory in labs designed for the modern high school science classroom. It includes a 1750 letter by Franklin describing an accident resulting in his own near-electrocution.
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Morse, Robert. Ben Franklin as my Lab Partner: Experiments on Electrostatic Induction. Medford: Wright Center for Science Education Tufts University, 2004. 1 Feb. 2006. 2 Nov. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3436&DocID=2514>.
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Month = {February 1, 2006},
Year = {2004}
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