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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: Had a wife, Mabel, who was deaf, Taught deaf students in Boston, Got patents for inventions, Sold newspapers on trains as a boy, Built an early power station in New York City

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

Sort: Made the phonograph to record sound, Made the first telephone call to Thomas Watson, Was born in Scotland, Made a long-lasting light bulb in 1879, Worked on machines that use sound

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 born in 1847, Got a patent for the telephone in 1876, Moved to Canada, then to Boston

Alexander Graham BellThomas EdisonBoth

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Answer key — Bell, Edison or Both?

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Built an early power station in New York City — Thomas Edison 2. Got patents for inventions — Both 3. Had a wife, Mabel, who was deaf — Alexander Graham Bell 4. Sold newspapers on trains as a boy — Thomas Edison 5. Taught deaf students in Boston — Alexander Graham Bell
  2. 2.1. Made a long-lasting light bulb in 1879 — Thomas Edison 2. Made the first telephone call to Thomas Watson — Alexander Graham Bell 3. Made the phonograph to record sound — Thomas Edison 4. Was born in Scotland — Alexander Graham Bell 5. Worked on machines that use sound — Both
  3. 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. Moved to Canada, then to Boston — Alexander Graham Bell 4. Was born in 1847 — 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.