This STEM-based Science biography explores Benjamin Franklin\'s lifetime of boundless curiosity and encourages kids to imagine what they can do as inventors and scientists through hands-on projects! Inventor.
He received a BFA in graphic design from Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, and is the illustrator of Crazy Contraptions: Build Rube Goldberg Machines that Swoop, Spin, Stack, and Swivel
Fairground Physics: Motion, Momentum, and Magnets; and Kitchen Chemistry: Cool Crystals, Rockin\' Reactions, and Magical Mi.
Micah Rauch is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator from the beautiful state of Montana.
She lives with her family in Hamilton, New York.
She has also written more than 100 articles in magazines such as National Geographic Kids and FACES .
Her titles include Gutsy Girls Go For Science: Astronauts
The Renaissance Inventors
The Renaissance Explorers ; and Explore Makerspace! With 25 Great Projects .
Klepeis is the author of more than 70 nonfiction and fiction books.
About author(s): Alicia Z.
All titles are available in paperback, hardcover, and ebook formats.
All books are leveled for Guided Reading level and Lexile and align with Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.
Nomad\'s unique approach simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while allowing them the space to be curious, creative, and critical thinkers.
Combining content with inquiry-based projects stimulates learning and makes it active and alive.
Nomad Press books in the Build It series integrate content with participation.
Other titles in this set include The Science and Technology of Leonardo da Vinci and The Science and Technology of Marie Curie .
About the Build It Science Biographies set and Nomad Press The Science and Technology of Ben Franklin is part of a set of three Build It Science Biographies that capture the curiosity of three Science revolutionaries who were able to glimpse beyond the limits of human experience and make discoveries that continue to resonate today.
Additional materials include a glossary, a list of media for further learning, a selected bibliography, and index.
Projects include Create your own instrument, Design hard-to-counterfeit money, and Model an ocean current.
Aligns with Common Core State Standards.
Numerous, direct connections to Dimension 2 of the C3 Framework (History Grades 3-5), providing opportunities for young readers to explore how a historically significant person evolved in context and engendered both scientific and social change.
Make career connections in the fields of engineering, art, astronomy, and more! Addresses disciplinary core ideas (e.g., Structure and Properties of Matter) and crosscutting concepts (e.g., Energy and Matter
Influence of Engineering, Technology, and Science on Society and the Environment) for NSTA\'s NGSS curriculum.
Projects use materials already in most homes, reimagining and repurposing everyday items, as well as mining the recycling bin.
Kids gain these same insights through hands-on STEM activities, essential questions, text-to-world connections, and links to online resources that encourage readers to take a closer look into Franklin\'s world.
His dedication to invention and experimentation gave the world new insight into electricity, heat, and much more.
Even when Franklin\'s experiments failed or his inventions flopped, he continued to take risks in order to push the limits of people\'s knowledge of the world back then.
Franklin\'s frequent forays into Science and Technology drive the story forward as kids grow more and more eager to see how Franklin solves the problems he\'s confronted with.
They discover what it might have been like to be a young person in the early eighteenth century, when work and entertainment looked much different from today.
In The Science and Technology of Ben Franklin , readers ages 9 through 12 explore the life of one of colonial America\'s most fascinating citizens.
Benjamin Franklin was a very curious person, which led to lots of different roles during his lifetime.
Printer.
Diplomat.
Scientist.
This STEM-based Science biography explores Benjamin Franklin\'s lifetime of boundless curiosity and encourages kids to imagine what they can do as inventors and scientists through hands-on projects! Inventor
