Bell, Edison or Both? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on comparing the lives of two inventors, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.3.K-2. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Bell, Edison or Both?

D2.His.3.K-2

NameDate

Sort each fact: Bell, Edison or both?

1.Sort each one: Alexander Graham Bell or Thomas Edison or Both?

Sort: Taught deaf students in Boston, Lived and worked in the United States, Made the phonograph to record sound, Was born in Scotland, Sold newspapers on trains as a boy

Alexander Graham BellThomas EdisonBoth

2.Sort each one: Alexander Graham Bell or Thomas Edison or Both?

Sort: Moved to Canada, then to Boston, Built an early power station in New York City, Made the first telephone call to Thomas Watson, Made a long-lasting light bulb in 1879, Was born in 1847

Alexander Graham BellThomas EdisonBoth

3.Sort each one: Alexander Graham Bell or Thomas Edison or Both?

Sort: Had a lab in Menlo Park, New Jersey, Was born in Ohio, Was an inventor, Had a wife, Mabel, who was deaf, Got a patent for the telephone in 1876

Alexander Graham BellThomas EdisonBoth

LessonPrint · D2.His.3.K-2 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Bell, Edison or Both?

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Lived and worked in the United States — Both 2. Made the phonograph to record sound — Thomas Edison 3. Sold newspapers on trains as a boy — Thomas Edison 4. Taught deaf students in Boston — Alexander Graham Bell 5. Was born in Scotland — Alexander Graham Bell
2.1. Built an early power station in New York City — Thomas Edison 2. Made a long-lasting light bulb in 1879 — Thomas Edison 3. Made the first telephone call to Thomas Watson — Alexander Graham Bell 4. Moved to Canada, then to Boston — Alexander Graham Bell 5. Was born in 1847 — Both
3.1. Got a patent for the telephone in 1876 — Alexander Graham Bell 2. Had a lab in Menlo Park, New Jersey — Thomas Edison 3. Had a wife, Mabel, who was deaf — Alexander Graham Bell 4. Was an inventor — Both 5. Was born in Ohio — Thomas Edison

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.