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: Made the first telephone call to Thomas Watson, Was born in Scotland, Made a long-lasting light bulb in 1879, Changed how people live every day, Had a lab in Menlo Park, New Jersey

Alexander Graham BellThomas EdisonBoth

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

Sort: Got a patent for the telephone in 1876, Built an early power station in New York City, Had a wife, Mabel, who was deaf, Was born in Ohio, Worked on machines that use sound

Alexander Graham BellThomas EdisonBoth

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

Sort: Sold newspapers on trains as a boy, Made the phonograph to record sound, Taught deaf students in Boston, Got patents for inventions, Moved to Canada, then to Boston

Alexander Graham BellThomas EdisonBoth

LessonPrint · D2.His.3.K-2 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Bell, Edison or Both?

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Changed how people live every day — Both 2. Had a lab in Menlo Park, New Jersey — Thomas Edison 3. Made a long-lasting light bulb in 1879 — Thomas Edison 4. Made the first telephone call to Thomas Watson — 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. Got a patent for the telephone in 1876 — Alexander Graham Bell 3. Had a wife, Mabel, who was deaf — Alexander Graham Bell 4. Was born in Ohio — Thomas Edison 5. Worked on machines that use sound — Both
3.1. Got patents for inventions — Both 2. Made the phonograph to record sound — Thomas Edison 3. Moved to Canada, then to Boston — Alexander Graham Bell 4. Sold newspapers on trains as a boy — Thomas Edison 5. Taught deaf students in Boston — Alexander Graham Bell

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