Benjamin Franklin was always curious. He loved to explore the world around him — just like the citizen scientists of today! We’re celebrating Ben Franklin this month in honor of Citizen Science Month and the new two part Ken Burns documentary, Benjamin Franklin, out now on PBS.
And on April 20 at 7 pm ET, SciStarter will be joining PBS Books and the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs for a free, virtual program all about Ben Franklin the citizen scientist. We’ll discuss the new Ken Burns film, why Ben Franklin is relevant today and how anyone can gather data about their world to advance science! Come listen to speakers from the Smithsonian, SciStarter, climate scientists, student reporters and more. We’ll also hear from young student citizen scientists about how they’ve gotten involved, and walk you through ways to get involved yourself.
Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston in 1706, just ...
