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Bakken
Educational Resources
Frankenstein:
Mary Shelley's Dream
Discover for yourself the rich history and science of Frankenstein
while exploring The Bakken's virtual exhibit Frankenstein:
Mary Shelley's Dream. Find out more about the original story
written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley when she was just 18 years old.
You'll find real exhibit artifact photos with links to all kinds of
interesting information about the science, literature, and life experiences
that inspired Mary Shelley to write this timeless tale.
Static
Electricity
- Set consisting of a compass, Benjamin Franklin, Clara Rockmore,
a Magneto-Electric Machine, Michael Faraday, an Eye Magnet, Hans Christian
Oersted, and Edmund Halley. Download a PDF file of the front
of the card and the back
of the card.
- Set consisting of Marie Curie, Earl Bakken, a Lightning Rod, Luigi
Galvani, a Pacemaker, Benjamin Franklin, Nikola Tesla, and Mary Shelley.
Download a PDF file of the front
of the card and the back
of the card.
- Set consisting of William Gilbert, a Voltaic Pile, Alessandro Volta,
a Theremin, a Pacemaker, Earl Bakken, a Magnetic Hairbrush, and a
Wimshurst Generator. Download a PDF file of the front
of the card and the back
of the card.
- Set consisting of women scientists and inventors including Ying-Chu
Lin Susan Wu, Mary Beth Stearns, Laura Bassi, Ida Hyde, Jeanne de
Villepreux Power, Margaret Maltby, Lydia Makhubu, and Hedy Lamarr.
Download a PDF file of the front
of the card and the back
of the card.
Lightning
Detector
The Bakken maintains its own Lightning Detector system from April to
November for the area surrounding Minneapolis thanks to John Laxson.
The system senses lightning strikes, both cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground,
up to 300 miles away and displays strike data on a map.
Teaching History
and Nature of Science
Curriculum Modules Assembled by Minnesota teachers with a Grant
from SciMathMN.
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