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Changing Things, Then and Now is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on means of changing society over time, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.14.3-5. 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 pupils 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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Changing Things, Then and Now

D2.Civ.14.3-5

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Sort each method into then or now.

1.Sort each one: Used in the 1840s or Used today?

Sort: Emailing a councillor, Printing an election poster, Writing to a newspaper, Broadcasting a local radio appeal

Used in the 1840sUsed today
2.Sort each one: Used in the 1840s or Used today?

Sort: Forming an association of workers, Starting an online petition, Sending a petition to Parliament, Joining a campaign group online

Used in the 1840sUsed today
3.Sort each one: Used in the 1840s or Used today?

Sort: Holding a public meeting, Standing as a candidate, Filming and sharing a problem, Posting a survey to residents

Used in the 1840sUsed today

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.14.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Changing Things, Then and Now

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Broadcasting a local radio appeal — Used today 2. Emailing a councillor — Used today 3. Printing an election poster — Used in the 1840s 4. Writing to a newspaper — Used in the 1840s
  2. 2.1. Forming an association of workers — Used in the 1840s 2. Joining a campaign group online — Used today 3. Sending a petition to Parliament — Used in the 1840s 4. Starting an online petition — Used today
  3. 3.1. Filming and sharing a problem — Used today 2. Holding a public meeting — Used in the 1840s 3. Posting a survey to residents — Used today 4. Standing as a candidate — Used in the 1840s

Questions about Changing Things, Then and Now

What does the Changing Things, Then and Now worksheet cover?

It practises means of changing society over time — 3 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Civ.14.3-5: Show ways people have changed society, in the past and now. The instruction to pupils is “Sort each method into then or now”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Changing Things, Then and Now practise?

D2.Civ.14.3-5 — D2.Civ.14.3-5, in the Civics domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Illustrate historical and contemporary means of changing society.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Changing Things, Then and Now is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.14.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Changing Things, Then and Now come with an answer key?

Yes. All 3 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 Changing Things, Then and Now can I print?

25 — one per pupil, 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 Changing Things, Then and Now free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Changing Things, Then and Now, 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.

Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.Civ.14.3-5?

Yes — “Ways of Changing Things, Then and Now” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Civ.14.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Changing Things, Then and Now is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.Civ.14.3-5

Show ways people have changed society, in the past and now.

Teaching this next? Ways of Changing Things, Then and Now is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.14.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.