Great Minds: Benjamin Franklin: Founding Nerd

The video celebrates Benjamin Franklin, highlighting his diverse achievements, including his role in the American Revolution, his inventions like bifocals and the lightning rod, and his groundbreaking work in electricity. Franklin's experiments, such as the kite experiment, laid the foundation for future scientists. Despite only focusing on electricity for a decade, his contributions remain significant today.

Which of the following was NOT one of Benjamin Franklin's achievements mentioned in the video?

• Inventing bifocals

• Signing the Declaration of Independence

• Mapping the Gulf Stream

• Developing the steam engine

What was the prevailing belief about electricity before Franklin's experiments?

• Electricity was a form of magnetism

• Electricity was not yet discovered

• Electricity was made of two different fluids

• Electricity was a single force

How did Franklin demonstrate that electricity might be a single force?

• By using a Leyden jar to store charge

• By inventing the electric motor

• By observing the attraction and repulsion of charged rods

• By measuring the speed of light

What was the purpose of Franklin's kite experiment?

• To measure the speed of wind

• To test the strength of silk

• To prove that lightning is a form of electricity

• To attract birds during a storm

What practical invention resulted from Franklin's experiments with electricity?

• The lightning rod

• The electric light bulb

• The battery

• The electric generator