One Change, Two Ledgers is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on effects of interdependence on different groups, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.15.3-5. 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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One Change, Two Ledgers
D2.Eco.15.3-5
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Draw a line from each change to who gained and lost.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
The harbour deepens and takes larger ships
Piped water is laid in the mill district
Freight rates fall across the sea
Assisted passages are offered
A.Mill families gain; ratepayers elsewhere pay for it
B.Importers gain; local shipowners earn less per voyage
C.Shippers gain; the smaller neighbouring port loses trade
D.Emigrants gain; the region loses its young workers
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Steam replaces water power
Cotton grows dear abroad
Cheap imported grain lands at the harbour
Half-time working ends
A.Growers abroad gain; mill hands here face a wage cut
B.Mill owners gain; upland water-mill villages lose work
C.Children gain schooling; poor families lose a wage
D.Mill families eat better; upland farmers lose their market
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Answer key — One Change, Two Ledgers
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The harbour deepens and takes larger ships — C (Shippers gain; the smaller neighbouring port loses trade) 2. Piped water is laid in the mill district — A (Mill families gain; ratepayers elsewhere pay for it) 3. Freight rates fall across the sea — B (Importers gain; local shipowners earn less per voyage) 4. Assisted passages are offered — D (Emigrants gain; the region loses its young workers)
2.1. Steam replaces water power — B (Mill owners gain; upland water-mill villages lose work) 2. Cotton grows dear abroad — A (Growers abroad gain; mill hands here face a wage cut) 3. Cheap imported grain lands at the harbour — D (Mill families eat better; upland farmers lose their market) 4. Half-time working ends — C (Children gain schooling; poor families lose a wage)
More practice for D2.Eco.15.3-5
Explain how depending on trade helps some groups and hurts others.
Teaching this next? One Change, Two Ledgers is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.