Inventors Who Changed Daily Life is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on how an invention changed daily life, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.2.K-2. It prints 2 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Draw a line from each invention to how it changed life.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Thomas Edison's phonograph, 1877
Garrett Morgan's improved traffic signal, 1923
The Wright brothers' airplane, 1903
Henry Ford's moving assembly line, 1913
A.People could record sound and play it back
B.People could travel through the air
C.Many more families could buy a car
D.Street crossings became safer
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
George Washington Carver's farm lessons, 1900s
Philo Farnsworth's electronic television, 1927
Benjamin Franklin's lightning rod, 1750s
Thomas Edison's long-lasting light bulb, 1879
A.Buildings were safer in storms
B.Families could watch moving pictures at home
C.Homes could be lit without flames
D.Farmers learned to plant crops that help the soil
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Answer key — Inventors Who Changed Daily Life
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Thomas Edison's phonograph, 1877 — A (People could record sound and play it back) 2. Garrett Morgan's improved traffic signal, 1923 — D (Street crossings became safer) 3. The Wright brothers' airplane, 1903 — B (People could travel through the air) 4. Henry Ford's moving assembly line, 1913 — C (Many more families could buy a car)
2.1. George Washington Carver's farm lessons, 1900s — D (Farmers learned to plant crops that help the soil) 2. Philo Farnsworth's electronic television, 1927 — B (Families could watch moving pictures at home) 3. Benjamin Franklin's lightning rod, 1750s — A (Buildings were safer in storms) 4. Thomas Edison's long-lasting light bulb, 1879 — C (Homes could be lit without flames)
Questions about Inventors Who Changed Daily Life
What does the Inventors Who Changed Daily Life worksheet cover?
It practices how an invention changed daily life — 2 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D2.His.2.K-2: Compare how people lived in the past with how we live now. The instruction to students is “Draw a line from each invention to how it changed life”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Inventors Who Changed Daily Life practice?
D2.His.2.K-2, under History for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Compare life in the past to life today.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Inventors Who Changed Daily Life is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.2.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Inventors Who Changed Daily Life come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Inventors Who Changed Daily Life can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Inventors Who Changed Daily Life free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Inventors Who Changed Daily Life, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D2.His.2.K-2
Compare how people lived in the past with how we live now.