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People, Tools and Materials is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on human capital, physical capital and natural resources, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.3.3-5. 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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People, Tools and Materials

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Answer key — People, Tools and Materials

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Coal from the county pits — Natural resource 2. The rails and sleepers — Physical capital 3. The schoolmaster's learning — Human capital
  2. 2.1. The barge itself — Physical capital 2. The porter's training on the platform — Human capital 3. Timber from the valley woods — Natural resource
  3. 3.1. Stone from the quarry — Natural resource 2. The blacksmith's anvil and hammer — Physical capital 3. The boatman's knowledge of the locks — Human capital

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.