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Classroom Lesson: Ben Franklin: Highlighting the Printer

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A SMART/notebook Whiteboard file is also available for this lesson. Download it at https://www.stlouisfed.org/education/ben-franklin-highlighting-the-printer

This lesson aligns with National Standards in Economics: Standard 11, Benchmark 1, Grade 4; Standard 13, Benchmark 2 and 5, Grade 8; and Standard 14, Benchmark 1, Grade 4 and Benchmarks 2 and 5, Grade 8.

This lesson aligns with Common Core State Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies and Technical Subjects, Grades 6-8.

This lesson aligns with National Standards for History, Grades 5-12, Standard 1: Chronological Thinking.

This lesson aligns with U.S. History Content Standards for Grades 5-12: Era 2, Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763).

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