Lightning Rod Quiz
Hint: Print out the quiz and use it with the lighting rod story

1. Ben was very curious about ____________________.

2. He began writing to other ___________________ about electricity.

3. He liked to perform electrical _____________ at parties.

4. Ben believed that _______________ and __________________ were the same thing.

5. Ben thought a tower with a _____________  would help him discover if electricity and lighting were the same.

6. Ben had ________ reasons to believe electricity and lightning were the same thing.

7. In 1752 in Europe, __________scientist tried his experiment and proved he was right.

8. Ben was busy in ______________ trying to prove his idea.

9. Ben and William went to a field to fly a ___________.

10. __________ ran through the meadow with the kite.

11. At first ____________ happened.

12. He noticed that small pieces of string were standing on end like the hair on a scared __________.

13. Ben received a shock from the _________ in his hand.

14. The rain came down and the string became ___________.

15. This was a great moment in the history of ________________.

16. Ben invented the ____________ rod.

17. He wrote about it in ________________________.

18. Ben was given an honorary ___________by Harvard, Yale and William and Mary Colleges.