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Broadcast Then, Dashboard 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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Broadcast Then, Dashboard Now

D2.Civ.14.3-5

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Sort each method into then or now.

1.Sort each one: Used in the 1940s or Used today?

Sort: Printing and posting a pamphlet, Broadcasting to the nation on radio, Filing a freedom of information request, Running a hashtag campaign

Used in the 1940sUsed today
2.Sort each one: Used in the 1940s or Used today?

Sort: Commissioning a published poll, Publishing an open dataset, Writing to a national newspaper, Streaming a committee hearing

Used in the 1940sUsed today
3.Sort each one: Used in the 1940s or Used today?

Sort: Publishing a live progress dashboard, Laying a white paper before Parliament, Speaking in a parliamentary debate, Organising through a messaging group

Used in the 1940sUsed today

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Answer key — Broadcast Then, Dashboard Now

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Broadcasting to the nation on radio — Used in the 1940s 2. Filing a freedom of information request — Used today 3. Printing and posting a pamphlet — Used in the 1940s 4. Running a hashtag campaign — Used today
  2. 2.1. Commissioning a published poll — Used in the 1940s 2. Publishing an open dataset — Used today 3. Streaming a committee hearing — Used today 4. Writing to a national newspaper — Used in the 1940s
  3. 3.1. Laying a white paper before Parliament — Used in the 1940s 2. Organising through a messaging group — Used today 3. Publishing a live progress dashboard — Used today 4. Speaking in a parliamentary debate — Used in the 1940s

Questions about Broadcast Then, Dashboard Now

What does the Broadcast Then, Dashboard Now worksheet cover?

It practises means of changing society over time — 3 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Civ.14.3-5: Show ways people have changed society, in the past and now. The instruction to pupils is “Sort each method into then or now”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Broadcast Then, Dashboard Now practise?

D2.Civ.14.3-5 — D2.Civ.14.3-5, in the Civics domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Illustrate historical and contemporary means of changing society.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Broadcast Then, Dashboard Now is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.14.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Broadcast Then, Dashboard Now come with an answer key?

Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Broadcast Then, Dashboard Now can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Broadcast Then, Dashboard Now free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Broadcast Then, Dashboard Now, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.Civ.14.3-5?

Yes — “Broadcast Then, Dashboard Now” is a 55-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Civ.14.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Broadcast Then, Dashboard Now is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.Civ.14.3-5

Show ways people have changed society, in the past and now.

Teaching this next? Broadcast Then, Dashboard Now is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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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.