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Opening its doors in September of 2006, The Science Leadership Academy is a partnership between The Franklin Institute and The School District of Philadelphia to create a learning environment based on The Institute's philosophy that inquiry is the basis of learning. The Science Leadership Academy provides a rigorous, college-preparatory curriculum with a focus on science, technology, mathematics and entrepreneurship. Students at the SLA learn in a project-based environment where the core values of inquiry, research, collaboration, presentation and reflection are emphasized in all classes.
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By establishing that lightning is electrical and that electricity involves charge, Franklin simplified electrical theory and opened the way to new discoveries. Those discoveries in due course led to the future-oriented science and technology presentations seen in San Francisco and now available below as PDF files. Also available is a write-up in layman’s language covering all of the presentations.
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Next, the science literacy of the general population would likely get Franklin's attention. He would recognize that, to be truly enfranchised and empowered in the 21st century, citizens need to know a lot more about how scientific discoveries are made, how science and technology affect their own and others' lives, and how important it is that science be taught well in our schools. He'd ... realize that the general public must know why it is essential to maintain freedom, openness, and international cooperation in science and, in particular, why discouraging women and men from coming to America to study science is so damaging to this nation's future.
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