Khan Academy
Khan Academy: An Introduction to Benjamin Franklin
In this video, Sal and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson present an overview of Benjamin Franklin's life. [8:12]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Benjamin Franklin as Diplomat
In this video, Sal and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss Benjamin Franklin as a diplomat. [10:02]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Benjamin Franklin the Civic Leader
In this video, Sal and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss Benjamin Franklin as a civic leader. [3:37]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Benjamin Franklin Becomes a Writer
In this video, Sal and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss Benjamin Franklin the writer. [7:28]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Benjamin Franklin
Test your knowledge of Benjamin Franklin's life with this quiz.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Benjamin Franklin the Inventor
In addition to his work as a politician and author, Benjamin Franklin was a significant scientist of his era. He is best known for his experiments with electricity, which proved that lightning was electricity that could be stored in a...
PBS
Liberty's Kids Hd 102 Intolerable Acts (Pilot,part Ii)
A Liberty's Kids video that tells the story of Benjamin Franklin's trial in London over allegations of his involvement in the Boston Tea Party and the arrival of the British Troops in Boston with the implementation of the Intolerable...
PBS
Liberty's Kids Hd 111 Postmaster General Franklin
A Liberty's Kids video that tells the story of the Roya Mail Service sabotaging mail delivery and Ben Franklin being appointed Postmaster General by the Second Continental Congress. [23:05]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electrostatic Telegraphs (Case Study)
A study of static electricity including the contributions from Thales, George Louis Le Sage, Alessandro Volta, Benjamin Franklin.
PBS
Liberty Kids 130 Hd in Praise of Ben
A Libertys Kids video telling about Benjamin Franklin, his life, and his inventions. [23:07]
PBS
Liberty Kids 125 Allies at Last
A Liberty's Kids video describing Newport, Rhode Island, British occupied Philadelphia, and telling about a treaty of alliance Benjamin Franklin was able to negotiate with King Louis XVI in France. [23:07]
PBS
Liberty's Kids Hd 122 Places of Versailles
A Liberty's Kids video that tells the story of Benjamin Franklin visiting France to ask for French support and the arrival of Marquis de Lafayette to address the Second Continental Congress and serve in the Revolutionary War. [23:06]
PBS
Liberty's Kids Hd 116 One Life to Lose
A Liberty's Kids video [23:04] that tells the spy Nathan Hale being caught and executed and of Benjamin Franklin attending the Staten Island Peace Conference.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Summer Science: Ben Franklin
As you prepare for the 4th of July, a salute to one of the founding fathers of our country - Benjamin Franklin.
PBS
Liberty! The American Revolution: Benjamin Franklin
Watch two short video clips about Benjamin Franklin, which were produced for a PBS documentary that chronicles key events and figures in America's struggle for independence. One clip briefly explains why the French were so fascinated by...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Benjamin Franklin
This animation features the multitude of inventions by Benjamin Franklin, as well as his many political involvements and contributions. [2:16]
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Candace Fleming: Classroom Cast
This site shares the words [3:46] of the biographer, Candace Fleming, the prolific author of The Great and Only Barnum, a YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction nominee and a Publishers Weekly and Booklist Best Book; The Lincolns: A...
Other
Reading Through History: American Revolution: Battle of Bunker Hill
In this lesson, Benjamin Franklin takes his seat in Continental Congress, George Washington is put in command of the Continental Army, and the Patriots battle the British Army in the Battle of Bunker Hill. [20:09]
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Who Invented Eyeglasses?
Interesting facts on the invention of eyeglasses and bifocals.