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

NameDate

Sort each method into then or now.

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

Sort: Starting an online petition, Writing to a newspaper, Holding a public meeting, Posting a survey to residents

Used in the 1840sUsed today

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

Sort: Joining a campaign group online, Forming an association of workers, Filming and sharing a problem, Printing an election poster

Used in the 1840sUsed today

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

Sort: Sending a petition to Parliament, Broadcasting a local radio appeal, Emailing a councillor, Standing as a candidate

Used in the 1840sUsed today

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.14.3-5 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Changing Things, Then and Now

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

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

More practice for D2.Civ.14.3-5

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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.