Laws That Changed a Childhood is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how laws change society and people change laws, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.12.3-5. 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 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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Laws That Changed a Childhood
D2.Civ.12.3-5
NameDate
Draw a line from each law to what it changed.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Public health law required an officer
Unions were made lawful
Campaigners pressed for the attendance law
Factory hours were limited by law
A.People changed a law that then changed childhood
B.The working day shortened across the region
C.Death rates were counted and published
D.Hands could act together without prosecution
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
The census was made compulsory
School attendance was made law
Harbour law required published dues
The union pressed for a wages board
A.Shippers could compare charges and object
B.Migration could be measured for the first time
C.Children left the mills for the classroom
D.People tried to change how pay was set
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Answer key — Laws That Changed a Childhood
Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Public health law required an officer — C (Death rates were counted and published) 2. Unions were made lawful — D (Hands could act together without prosecution) 3. Campaigners pressed for the attendance law — A (People changed a law that then changed childhood) 4. Factory hours were limited by law — B (The working day shortened across the region)
2.1. The census was made compulsory — B (Migration could be measured for the first time) 2. School attendance was made law — C (Children left the mills for the classroom) 3. Harbour law required published dues — A (Shippers could compare charges and object) 4. The union pressed for a wages board — D (People tried to change how pay was set)
More practice for D2.Civ.12.3-5
Explain how laws change a society, and how people change laws.