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Inventions That Changed Communities is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how an invention changed work and life, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.13.3-5. 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.

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Inventions That Changed Communities

D2.Eco.13.3-5

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Draw a line from each invention to the change it made.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Daguerre's photographs, 1839
  • The Wright brothers' airplane, 1903
  • Morse's telegraph, 1844
  • Salk's polio vaccine, 1955
  • A.Children were protected from a disease that could leave them unable to walk
  • B.Messages crossed long distances in minutes instead of weeks
  • C.Families could keep true pictures of people for the first time
  • D.People could travel by powered flight
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Edison's electric light bulb, 1879
  • Pasteur's heating method, 1860s
  • Whitney's cotton gin, 1793
  • Bell's telephone, 1876
  • A.Homes and streets could be lit without flames
  • B.Cotton was cleaned faster, and slavery spread as planters grew more cotton
  • C.Milk and other foods became safer and stayed fresh longer
  • D.People could talk to each other over long distances

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Answer key — Inventions That Changed Communities

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  1. 1.1. Daguerre's photographs, 1839 — C (Families could keep true pictures of people for the first time) 2. The Wright brothers' airplane, 1903 — D (People could travel by powered flight) 3. Morse's telegraph, 1844 — B (Messages crossed long distances in minutes instead of weeks) 4. Salk's polio vaccine, 1955 — A (Children were protected from a disease that could leave them unable to walk)
  2. 2.1. Edison's electric light bulb, 1879 — A (Homes and streets could be lit without flames) 2. Pasteur's heating method, 1860s — C (Milk and other foods became safer and stayed fresh longer) 3. Whitney's cotton gin, 1793 — B (Cotton was cleaned faster, and slavery spread as planters grew more cotton) 4. Bell's telephone, 1876 — D (People could talk to each other over long distances)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.13.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.