Appleseeds articles from December 2004

Appleseeds archives from December 2004

Ben's words of wisdom.
December 1, 2004... Quotes selected by Gail Skroback Hennessey Ben Franklin was a wise man, and luckily for us, he wrote down many of his wise words. We've put 10 of Ben's sayings into this issue of AppleSeeds. Here is one. Can you find the rest? A true...

Young Ben Franklin.
December 1, 2004... Benjamin Franklin lived a long life full of amazing achievements. He was one of the founders of our nation, but he also found time to do much more. Franklin was a successful writer, an inventor, and a businessman. How did he accomplish so many...

Founding father.
December 1, 2004... In 1754, 22 years before the British colonies became the United States, a cartoon appeared in a Pennsylvania newspaper. It was a picture of a snake cut into pieces. The pieces were labeled with the initials of the 13 colonies. (N.E. stood for...

Ben Franklin's Philadelphia.(Where in the World?)
December 1, 2004... Though Ben Franklin was born in Boston, it is Philadelphia that we think of when we hear his name. If you go to Philadelphia today, you can visit important locations in Ben Franklin's life. Find them on this map. You also can use this...

A shocking thing to do!
December 1, 2004... One thing everybody said about Ben Franklin was that you never knew what he might do next. He was so curious. He poked his nose into one thing after another. He asked unusual questions. And he did unusual things to find the answers. As a...

Singing glasses.(Fun Stuff)
December 1, 2004... One day, Ben Franklin heard a man playing music using glass goblets. (A goblet is a drinking container with a stem and a foot, like the ones in these drawings.) As Ben watched, the "wheels began turning" in his mind. How lovely it sounded but...

Math magic.(By the Numbers)
December 1, 2004... Is math "magical" for you? Ben Franklin discovered wonderful number patterns that he used to make something he called a Magic Square. You can add the numbers in these 3x3 squares in any direction. The sum will always be the same. Now you...

Being Ben: a visit with Ralp Archbold.
December 1, 2004... Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706. Ralph Archbold was born on the same day more than 225 years later. Franklin lived in Philadelphia for much of his life. Archbold has lived there for more than 20 years. Ben Franklin stood 5 feet...

The big spark.(Reading Corner)(Play)
December 1, 2004... CAST Benjamin Franklin Deborah Franklin, his wife Peter Collinson, a freidn Sally Franklin, his daughter William Franklin, his son Peter, his servant Mayor of Philadelphia A man A woman Ben: (to...

An interview with Edmund Morgan.(Brief Article)(Interview)
December 1, 2004... Professor Edmund Sears Morgan understands Benjamin Franklin forward and backward. After all, one of the many books he has written is a biography of Ben Franklin. No doubt about it, 88-year-old Morgan is a Ben Franklin expert. For many years, he...

Printer's ink.
December 1, 2004... Not Just Ink When Benjamin Franklin was 12, he went to work in his brother James's print shop. Ben had trouble getting along with his brother, but he loved being a printer. Who wouldn't have loved it? Print shops were great places to be,...

Keep your * (4) to the grindstone!, and other sayings from poor Richard.(Puzzle Power)
December 1, 2004... Fill in the blanks below with the missing words from some of "Poor Richard's" sayings. You'll need to search through the pages to find the answers. Good luck and happy puzzling! The number after each blank tells how many letters are in the...

Improving yourself.(Your Turn)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Ben Franklin believed it was important to improve himself. He thought carefully about how he could do this. And as you have learned in this issue of AppleSeeds, he had a lot of good ideas! THINK ABOUT IT! Do you want to improve...